ABSTRACT
The chapters across this volume offer rich, varied, and innovative opportunities for incorporating multicultural young adult literature into classroom spaces. They introduce us to stories that evoke deeply felt emotion, challenge us to see in new and sometimes difficult ways, and inspire us to both reconsider what we know and fight to create space for ways of knowing that have been historically marginalized and/or silenced. The chapters ground these stories in theories that give rise to instructional approaches and practices that can help us work with students to read and think critically and with care.
