TY - GEN T1 - Atravesados : essays on queer Latinx young adult literature T2 - Children's Literature Association series. A2 - Boffone, Trevor A2 - Herrera, Cristina A2 - Aldama, Frederick Luis, 1969- LA - English PP - Jackson PB - University Press of Mississippi YR - 2025 UL - https://ebooks.jgu.edu.in/Record/jstor_dda_on1467889579 AB - "Atravesados: Essays on Queer Latinx Young Adult Literature shows how Latinx queer YA writers discard the "same old story," and offer critical representations of queerness that broaden YA writing and insist on the presence of queer teens of color. Atravesados draws on foundational Chicana queer theorist Gloria Anzaldúa's notion of "atravesados" to speak to the spectrum of queer youth Latinidades as they materialize in YA literature. Los atravesados, according to Anzaldúa, are "The squint-eyed, the perverse, the queer, the troublesome, the mongrel, the mulato, the half-breed, the half dead; in short, those who cross over, pass over, or through the confines of the 'normal.'" Los atravesados reside in the borderlands space of ni de aquí ni de allá, neither here nor there, present yet liminal, their queerness the very source of both frustration and empowerment, a paradox of joy and tragedy. Although written in 1987, Anzaldúa's theory speaks to the realities of queer Latinx teens that fill the pages of YA literature well into the twenty-first century. Characters such as Juliet from Gabby Rivera's Juliet Takes a Breath, Aaron from Adam Silvera's More Happy Than Not, or the titular Chulito from Charles Rice-Gonzales's novel encompass the highs, lows, and everything in-betweenness of queer Latinx teen lived experiences. This collection tells their stories. Contributors speak to the spectrum of queer youth Latinidades as they materialize in YA literature, paying close attention to representation and the ways youth are portrayed-whether accurate or stereotypical. Close attention is paid to books that succeed in broadening the field of YA, highlighting authors that draw from their own lived experiences and situate strong, fully developed characters. Taken together, these essays move beyond the page, explaining to readers why representation and authenticity matter in YA literature, as well as the far-reaching effects they can have for real world queer Latinx teens"-- OP - 242 CN - PS374.Y57 A87 2025 SN - 9781496854537 SN - 1496854535 SN - 9781496854506 SN - 1496854500 SN - 9781496854513 SN - 1496854519 SN - 9781496854520 SN - 1496854527 SN - 9781496854483 SN - 9781496854490 KW - Young adult fiction, American : History and criticism. KW - American fiction : Hispanic American authors : History and criticism. KW - Hispanic Americans in literature. KW - Sexual minorities in literature. KW - Teenagers in literature. KW - Roman pour jeunes adultes américain : Histoire et critique. KW - Roman américain : Auteurs américains d'origine latino-américaine : Histoire et critique. KW - Américains d'origine latino-américaine dans la littérature. KW - Minorités sexuelles dans la littérature. KW - Adolescents dans la littérature. KW - Children's & Young Adult Literature. KW - Hispanic American. KW - American. KW - LITERARY CRITICISM. KW - LGBT. KW - SOCIAL SCIENCE. KW - Electronic books. KW - Literary criticism. KW - Essays. KW - Critiques littéraires. ER -