Recent SemestersSpring 2027, Spring 2026, Spring 2025Class SizeNot publishedCredits3PrerequisiteEligibility for ENGL C1000 Transfers ToUC and CSUCal-GETC Area 3B · IGETC Area 3B · CSU GE Area C2DescriptionAn examination of high quality literary works written for for young adults, including discussion of literary form, the criteria for selection, practice in presentation and analysis, and aesthetic appreciation in young readers. Includes the discussion of the history of young adult literature and current issues such as censorship, literacy, multiculturalism, and diversity. May include representative writers such as Shakespeare, Dickens, Twain, and Tolkien as well as contemporary, diverse writers such as Angelou, Lowry, Rowling, Salinger, and Zusak. (CSU, UC) 