This study involves translating, cross-culturally adapting, and validating the "Literary Response Questionnaire" (LRQ) for 413 Spanish adolescents. It explores the evolution of literary education in Spain and its alignment with the Reading Responses paradigm. The LRQ, adapted across various locations, is validated in Spanish through…

Presents results of survey conducted to discover the reading habits and preferences of secondary school students in Greece. Results show a high percentage read a newspaper often and the number of books read per month is high. (BK)

Notes the popularity of adolescent romances. Describes objections to romance novels. Discusses six teen novels which can function as transitional novels, connecting adolescents' ability to read and their interest in romance with books that provide a broader reading perspective. (SR)

Analyzes the role of Jim in "Treasure Island" on the basis of his Oedipal relationship with adult father figures, and suggests the book requires a more careful reading than most adolescents give it. (RB)

Reports on a study indicating that the relationship between the reading habits of adolescents and their parents is not a strong one. (MKM)

Lists ten reasons for teenagers rejecting reading and suggests materials and instructional alternatives to aid in overcoming their reluctance. (MKM)

Evaluates the reading habits and interests of delinquent adolescents in a Georgia youth offender center. (RB)

Notes that just a few years ago, the death knell of young adult fiction was ringing steadily. Suggests that the emerging trend may be a redefinition of the genre that divides books into those aimed at 10- to 14-year-olds and those aimed at teens 15 and up. (RS)

Based on the premise that young people have important stories to tell, this book presents adolescents' lives and experiences to show the importance of understanding their literacy practices, to generate ideas for relating those practices to teaching and curriculum development, and to advance the idea that all children need strong, abiding…

Combines a personal anecdote involving success with one aliterate student and results of research on the reading habits of adolescents. Presents an annotated list of 50 books for "tough guys" that match the reading habits of that particular group. (RS)

Tells the story of the interaction with text of a teenage reluctant reader, in an attempt to show the value of a case study methodology when exploring the reading patterns of reluctant readers. (SR)

Considers how singular views of formations of the self as either identity or subjectivity create problems for understanding the complex interrelations between the two concepts within critical literacy. Uses the popular culture literacy practices of an adolescent male to illustrate how differences in conceptualizations of identity and subjectivity…

Provides an overview of the needs of the adolescent, contemporary trends impacting the adolescent, and 16 action steps which library professionals might take to be in touch with the reluctant adolescent reader. A summary of adolescents' responses to a questionnaire concerning adolescent reading issues is included. (EJS)

A study examined gender differences in media use with emphasis on reading for pleasure as adolescents. Subjects, 191 freshmen and sophomores enrolled in survey courses in mass media at Memphis State University and Southern Illinois University, completed surveys designed to investigate how young adults established their pattern of mass media use in…