Are Young Adult Protagonists Getting Older? (And What This Might Mean for Your Students)
Event Type
Event
Location
Classroom 106D, J. D. Williams Library
Start Date
16-12-2025 9:00 AM
End Date
16-12-2025 10:00 AM
Description
Come learn about current research in young adult literature conducted by a UM Libraries researcher studying whether or not the protagonists in popular young adult books are getting older. What does this research conclude, and what might this mean for younger teen readers? What might this mean for older teen readers? Come prepared to discuss the reading interests of your students!
Relational Format
conference proceeding
Recommended Citation
Watkins, Ally, "Are Young Adult Protagonists Getting Older? (And What This Might Mean for Your Students)" (2025). School Library Symposium. 4.
https://egrove.olemiss.edu/lib_sls/2025/schedule/4
Are Young Adult Protagonists Getting Older? (And What This Might Mean for Your Students)
Classroom 106D, J. D. Williams Library
Come learn about current research in young adult literature conducted by a UM Libraries researcher studying whether or not the protagonists in popular young adult books are getting older. What does this research conclude, and what might this mean for younger teen readers? What might this mean for older teen readers? Come prepared to discuss the reading interests of your students!
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Photos (Click each image to see a full-size version):
Ally Watkins, Assistant Professor of Research and Instruction Services (University of Mississippi) presents to SLS attendees.
Penni Morgan browses the Juvenile Collection at UM’s J.D. Williams Library.