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abarnes

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Publication of books such as S. E. Hinton's The Outsiders (1967) and Paul Zindel's The Pigman (1968) has been thought to be:
 
  a. young adult literature which separated children's literature and adult literature.
  b. the beginning of censorship targets, those books that many readers considered too mature for young adult readers and too controversial to use in middle and high schools.
  c. the beginning of the new realismbooks today usually termed realistic fiction which address contemporary problems faced by young adults.
  d. groundbreaking books in the effort to address young adults' physical, psychosocial, and cognitive developmental characteristics.

Question 2

When selecting realistic fiction, teachers and library media specialists should:
 
  a. basically avoid realistic fiction because the risks of censorship complaints are too serious and too time-consuming to deal with.
  b. choose realistic fiction that deals with the topics that only mature young adults should have opportunities to read.
  c. be careful to determine whether the violence in a book has meaning and significance or whether the violence is used only for sensationalism.
  d. look for opportunities to provide young adults with vicarious experiences which do not deal with sexual experimentation, unfavorable family relationships, and alcohol and drug use.



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Answer to Question 1

a

Answer to Question 2

c



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