Table of Contents

Foreword: Jewell Davis

Acknowledgements

Introduction: Steven T. Bickmore and Shanetia P. Clark

Chapter 1: Andrea Davis Pinkney: Taking a Rhythm Ride through Motown

Dawan Coombs

Chapter 2: Coe Booth: Reclaiming Humanity in Stories about Urban Life

Desiree Cueto and Wanda Brooks

Chapter 3: Sheila P. Moses: The Legend of Buddy Bush and Beyond Narrative

Shimikqua E. Ellis

Chapter 4: “As In” An Award Winning Writer: Kwame Alexander

Bryan Ripley Crandall

Chapter 5: From Ordinary to Extraordinary: Kekla Magoon

Kimberly N. Parker

Chapter 6: Jason Reynolds: The Boy in the Black Suit and the Struggle with Grief

Dani Rimbach-Jones and Steven T. Bickmore

Chapter 7: Varian Johnson: Discovering the Mysteries of Our Past through The Parker Inheritance

Alex Corbitt

Chapter 8: Renee Watston: Love Above All—Unpacking Piecing Me Together

Shanetia P. Clark

Chapter 9: Tiffany D. Jackson: Shining a Light on Missing Black Girls through Creative Narratives in Monday’s Not Coming

Steven T. Bickmore and Gretchen Rumohr

Chapter 10: Nnedi Okorafor: An Origin Story

Oluwaseun Animashaun

Chapter 11: Lamar Giles: Exploring the Ins and Outs of Community in Not so Pure and Simple

Morgan Jackson

About the Author

Steven T. Bickmore, PhD, is a professor of English Education at UNLV and maintains a weekly academic blog on YA literature (http://www.yawednesday.com/). He is a past editor of The ALAN Review (2009-2014) and a founding editor of Study and Scrutiny: Research in Young Adult Literature.

Shanetia P. Clark, PhD, is an associate professor of literacy in the Department of Early and Elementary Education at Salisbury University. She has published in journals such as The Journal of Language and Literacy, International Journal of Learning, The ALAN Review, and The SIGNAL Journal.

Reviews

More Mirrors, Windows, and Sliding Doors is another important volume in a groundbreaking series that helps preserve the history of Black American young adult literature. The monograph features some of the most engaging voices in Black American young adult literature coupled with innovative pedagogical approaches. The book will introduce to some, and confirm and affirm for others, Black experiences and perspectives grounded in love, agency, wisdom, and power. This book is more vital today than ever!

The successful culmination of Bickmore and Clark's ambitious three-volume series, More Mirrors, Windows, and Sliding Doors brings readers up to date with readable, incisive analysis of some of today's best African American YA authors. This book is an essential addition to any YAL scholar's library.