Jon Ostenson

Jon Ostenson {[email protected]} is an associate profes￾sor of English Education at Brigham Young University. He began his teaching career in English classrooms in junior high and high schools in Utah, and moved to BYU after earning a PhD from the University of Utah. At BYU, he teaches methods courses to pre-service English teach￾ers and helps direct First Year Writing. In his research and publishing, he is actively involved in promoting young adult literature in English classrooms and in the lives of young readers.

Exploring the Unfamiliar Realm of Religion in Young Adult Literature | Julie Berry, The Passion of Dolssa; Jeff Zentner, The Serpent King

Articles/Essays – Volume 50, No. 1

Modern young adult literature traces its roots to 1967, when S. E. Hinton’s book The Outsiders was published and subsequently devoured by young readers who were desperate for literature that spoke to them and reflected…

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