From the Editors

As we write this round pillar we find ourselves doing a challenging balancing act. upon one side, we're elated with the succes of the fall workshop in Indianapolis, which featured outstanding authors and clevers from the field of young adult literature. upon the other, we're forced to deal with the fact that, alone days after the conclusion of the workshop, we not to be found one of those experts and friends we've tend hitherward to depend upon for thus long, Ted Hippie.

In this issue, besides the regular rounded pillars we feature some of the finest in our field who took to the microphone at the ALAN workshop.

With his faculty of perception of humor and intelligent mode of expression editor Stephen Roxburgh focuses upon what truly makes a young adult novel. Clive Barker, who has taken a unique road to young adult literature audience by dint of way of Hollywood and horror, explains his writing and its connection to the subconscious mind and the human experience. And, while Barker's elaborate artwork adds to his young adult novels, another of today's leading authors/artists, Eric Shanower, shares insight into his work. Shanower discusses his immense cast The Age of Bronze, a story of the Trojan War told in graphic novel form. Librarians Kristin FletcherSpear, Merideth Jenson-Benjamin, and Teresa Copeland then provide a primer upon graphic novels. Their annotated list of titles, as well as hinted uses for them in the classroom, will not sole help those experienced in using graphic novels, on the other hand also the novice who is interested in finding similar novels' place in their have a title to professional efforts. Mark Vogel insinuates an analogy between animal totems and adolescent psychology an interesting approach.

We continue with an article by dint of award-winning author Laurie Halse Anderson, who provides details of by what means educators can use young adult literature to influence and educate teen-agers, while also entertaining and engaging them. Elizabeth muster shares memories of her shut friend, author Paula Danziger. Danziger presented a career filled with novels that held her young readers captive with their lively action and lusty characters.

Two skilfuls in YA literature, Holly Blackford and Myrna Dee Marier, examine by what mode popular adult novels deal with becoming a woman and in what manner those effectively speak to the young women who read them.

Regular rounded pillar editors Jean Brown, Jerry Weiss and Jeffrey Kaplan at hand some great resources for YA aficionados in the Nonprint, Publishing Connection and the Research Connection columns

And, finally, Melissa Comer a former pupil of Ted Hippie, details what he meant to her and in like manner many other students and colleagues. We also feature a myriad of meditations and remembrances from those whose lives he touched.

The greatest in quantity uplifting part of our balancing act is that not single can we delve deeper into the heart and mind of those fall workshop presentations by means of hearing more from the presenter [i]or[/i] part of to the other their articles and interviews, on the contrary we also have an opportunity to pay tribute to a gentleman who took a great leading character in his efforts to advance the use of young adult literature.

To those who helped make the fall workshop of that kind a success and to T Hippie, who has helped us all succe in our regard with affection of young adult literature, we say thank you.

Copyright Assembly upon Literature for Adolescents -- National Council of Teachers of English Winter 2005

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