Breaking the Taboo with Young Adult Literature – (PDF/EPUB Version)

This text offers 6th – 12th grade educators guided instructional approaches for including diverse young adult (YA) literature in the classroom as a form of social justice teaching and learning. Through the YA books spotlighted in this text, educators are provided pre-, during-, and after reading activities that guide students to a deeper understanding of topics that are often considered taboo in the classroom – race, racism, mental health, immigration, gender, sexuality, sexual assault – while increasing their literacy practices.