The YA Issue: Now Available!

The NJ English Journal, YA Issue
The NJ English Journal, YA Issue

Arriving just in time for our March 31 conference at Montclair State University (and the release of the film version of The Hunger Games) is our new series New Jersey English Journal.  This year's theme is Young Adult Literature, and we're all excited about what we have to bring you.

 

The journal is FREE to all members, and will be distributed at the conference.  Non-members may purchase a copy at the conference for $15.  Send a check or money order, payable to NJCTE, to:

Journal Editor, Laura Nicosia

English Department

Montclair State University

Upper Montclair, NJ 07043

 

or click on the soon-to-be-activated link below.

 

Here's a sneak peak at what's inside:

Young Adult Literature Issue

Spring 2012

 

Young Adult Literature: Resurrecting Reading for 21st Century Students

James F. Nicosia and Laura M. Nicosia

 

On Becoming Lifelong Readers

Christopher de Vinck

 

And They Will Read

M. Jerry Weiss

 

The YA Protagonist: Orphaned No More

Kyle Kovacs

 

The Stereotypes of Female Gender in YAL

Annie Yon

 

Traversing the Portals of Reality

Colleen DellaPorta

 

Using The Hunger Games and Social Media to Cultivate a Culture of Literacy

Sarah Mulhern Gross and Michelle Lampinen

 

Gender Preferences for Book Genres & the Connection Between Reading & Writing Skills 

Peter Fredas

 

The Hunger Games and To Kill a Mockingbird: Explaining the Power Within 

Maheen Ahmad


Fairy Tales Redux: Jon Scieszka’s Revitalization of a Genre for the 21st Century Kid

James F. Nicosia and Laura M. Nicosia

About the NJ English Journal

By bringing together scholars, teachers, and researchers in literary analysis, education, and creative writing, New Jersey Council of Teachers of English seeks to engage participants in critical discussions about children's and young adult literature.


Each spring, The NJCTE provides a program through which participants engage with critical and theoretical perspectives on children’s and young adult literature through presentations that address contemporary issues and trends that affect children’s and young adult literature, media, and culture. With a primary audience of professionals in English, education, library/media science (as well as community members and others with an interest in this body of literature), we aim to engage our members in scholarly discussions about children’s and young adult literature and culture.

 

New Jersey English Journal is a peer-reviewed publication of the New Jersey Council of Teachers of English. It publishes essays, notes, queries, book reviews, letters to the editor, poetry and visual art pertaining to the teaching and understanding of writing and literature. The NJEJ welcomes a variety of critical and theoretical approaches.

 

SUBSCRIPTION: New Jersey English Journal is published yearly and distributed free to members of the NJCTE. Individual issues may be purchased at a cost of $20 per issue, postage paid. Subscription requests may be sent to Laura M. Nicosia, Department of English, Montclair State University, Upper Montclair, NJ 07043.


SUBMISSIONS: Authors are requested to comply with the most recent MLA (7th ed.) style for citations.

 

MEMBERSHIP: Membership is $25 annually, and runs from April 1 to March 31. Membership requests should be sent, payable to NJCTE: Joyce Washington, 35 Leonard Ave, West Milford, NJ 07480.

 

The NJCTE is a non-profit 501(c)(3) professional organization dedicated to educational and beneficial purposes. NJCTE fosters excellence in English language arts by helping develop academic and professional expertise in instruction at all levels, and by recognizing the worthy endeavors of students and their teachers.

For more information, please visit: www.NJCTE.com