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Direct linkCrisp, Thomas; Gardner, Roberta Price; Almeida, Matheus – Children's Literature in Education, 2018
Despite increased attention toward children's nonfiction and informational texts in recent decades, there is still little research that investigates the ways in which various cultural identities are depicted in nonfiction children's books. Focusing specifically on the 143 winners and honor recipients of the Orbis Pictus Award for Outstanding…
Descriptors: Nonfiction, Childrens Literature, Homosexuality, Awards
Crisp, Thomas – Journal of LGBT Youth, 2018
For educators looking to include literature with lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer or questioning (LGBTQ) characters in their libraries and classrooms, it is sometimes difficult to determine which books contain authentic and accurate representations and avoid stereotypes and problematic tropes. Drawing upon J.K. Rowling's paratextual…
Descriptors: Homosexuality, Sexual Orientation, Sexual Identity, Disclosure
Crisp, Thomas – Children's Literature in Education, 2011
On September 16, 2009, the Lambda Literary Foundation (LLF) released a statement revising their eligibility guidelines for the Lambda Literary Award, the most prestigious citation offered for LGBT books and authors. This criteria, which demands that an author must self-identify as a member of the LGBT family of writers, has been met with…
Descriptors: Literature, Awards, Books, Authors
Crisp, Thomas; Knezek, Suzanne M. – English Journal, 2010
While LGBTQ people may no longer need be considered the "invisible minority," LGBTQ books are often taken to be positive or affirmative based on their mere inclusion of gay people as characters. The authors believe the catalog of LGBTQ texts must continue to increase in both quantity and quality and that teachers must explicitly engage students in…
Descriptors: Social Justice, Adolescent Literature, Homosexuality, Sexual Identity
Crisp, Thomas – Children's Literature in Education, 2009
Authors of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer/questioning (LGBTQ) adolescent novels have recently moved away from addressing the "problem" of sexual identity and have instead focused on personal and societal "acceptance" of non-normative sexualities. Within the increasing number of "acceptance" titles published depicting gay males,…
Descriptors: Sexual Orientation, Homosexuality, Sexual Identity, Novels
Crisp, Thomas – Children's Literature in Education, 2008
Few pieces of GLBTQ fiction have received the popular and scholarly acclaim awarded to Alex Sanchez's "Rainbow Boys" series. Although "problem novels" are rarely taken seriously as literature, the books--the first novel in particular--have joined the few pieces of GLBTQ literature incorporated into educational discourse and curriculum. In this…
Descriptors: Sex Stereotypes, Homosexuality, Novels, Males
