Tara Mehtas in A Group of One (2001) is a good example of
a. a young girl who is searching for her sexual identity during stressful times in a new country and during a time of family difficulty.
b. a young adult who has a strained relationship due to a father-daughter conflict, a favorite theme in young adult literature.
c. a gifted but troubled Mexican American high school senior who experiments with alcohol and drugs, much to the displeasure of her guidance counselor.
d. a teenager who is searching for her cultural identity while others are trying to fit into the majority culture.
Question 2
In the 1980s, there was a temporary turn away from stark realism due to
a. young adult readers grew tired of the cynicism and pessimism of realistic fiction and turned to books with less stress and truths that people did not want to see
b. growth in popularity of paperback romance series for young adults including a number of Sweet Valley titles.
c. the increase in technology (e.g., the internet) and media (e.g., video games and MTV) and the general decline in reading among young adults.
d. growth in popularity of romance literature among females and sports stories among males which was indicative of research on reading interests and preferences during that decade.
A little girl talking to her mother, who looks amused.
Pablo Picasso, Girl before a Mirror.
The Effect of Group Size on Relationships
Rhythmic leaf movements by a young bean plant (Phaseolus).