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"Recommended and award-winning works of young adult literature featuring youth athletes--protagonists who are entangled not only in athletic competition but in the complications of life beyond the arena--offer secure footholds that students can use to explore contemporary sociopolitical issues. With chapters addressing timely topics--including combating sexism and misogyny, protesting systemic racism, challenging homophobia, upending ableist perspectives, questioning narrow views of masculinity, reckoning with the dramatic toll of drug abuse, and more--this book supports practicing and prospective teachers in using sports and young adult literature to advance critical literacy and to help students reimagine the world as they know it. Other volume highlights include: A foreword by sports journalist Kavitha A. Davidson ""Voices from the Field"" contributions by educators Options for book clubs Options for film study Recommended young adult literature titles The omnipresence of sports around the globe, the long history of sports and politics colliding, and the recent publication of award-winning works of sports-related young adult literature combine to make this practical book a valuable resource for English language arts teachers, curriculum coordinators, and teacher educators alike."

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"Luke Rodesiler is associate professor of secondary education and chair of the Department of Teacher Education at Purdue University Fort Wayne. He previously worked as a high school English teacher and coach in Michigan. His research interests include the use of popular cultural texts in the secondary English language arts classroom, nontraditional forms of teacher professional development, and media literacy education. His work has appeared in various book chapters and in refereed journals that include English Education, English Journal, Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, English Teaching: Practice and Critique, and The ALAN Review. He is also a co-editor of Developing Contemporary Literacies through Sports (NCTE Press) and the author of Bringing Sports Culture to the English Classroom (Teachers College Press). Mark Lewis is professor of literacy education at James Madison University. His research interests include examining and critiquing representations of adolescence and youth in young adult and adult literature, defining the multifaceted literary competence of secondary students, and identifying effective ways to support linguistically diverse learners. Prior to coming to JMU, he taught middle school English and English as a second language in Arizona and worked with Indigenous high school students in Colorado. Dr. Lewis has over 30 publications, including multiple book chapters and in scholarly journals such as English Education, English Journal, Middle Grades Research Journal, Study & Scrutiny, The ALAN Review, Journal of Literacy Research, and Reading Research Quarterly. He is also a coauthor of Rethinking the ""Adolescent"" in Adolescent Literacy (NCTE Press). Alan Brown is associate professor of English Education and Chair of the Department of Education at Wake Forest University. A former high school English teacher and basketball coach, he is the inaugural director for the Wake Forest Center for Literacy Education and a leadership team member for the Skip Prosser Literacy Program and Winston-Salem TEACH. Dr. Brown teaches undergraduate and graduate courses on topics including action research, adolescent literacy, arts integration, secondary education, and young adult literature. His scholarly interests include critically examining the culture of sports in schools and society while connecting contemporary literacies to students' extra-curricular interests. He is the co-editor of Developing Contemporary Literacies through Sports (NCTE Press) and has published in numerous journals related to education, sport, and young adult literature."

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