v. 1: Introduction 'To kills a mockingbird' with collaborative group reading of related young adult novels / Bonnie O. Ericson -- Anne Frank's 'The diary of a young girl': World War II and young adult literature / Joan F. Kaywell -- 'The adventures of Huckleberry Finn', prejudice, and adolescent literature / Jo Higgins and Joan Fowinkle -- 'Catcher' as core and catalyst / Ted Hipple -- Family relationships as found in Arthur Miller's 'Death of a salesman' and Cynthia Voigt's 'The runner' / Ruth Cline --Using young adult literature to modernize the teaching of 'Romeo and Juliet' / Arthea J.S. Reed -- Leaving home to come home: The hero's quest in 'Great expectations' and three young adult novels / Leila Christenbury -- Reading from a female perspective: Pairing 'A doll house' with 'Permanent connections' / Patricia P. Kelly -- Exploring the American dream: 'The great Gatsby' and six young adult novels / Diana Mitchell -- 'Their eyes were watching God' and 'Roll of thunder, hear my cry': Voices of African-American southern women / Pamela S. Carroll -- Alienation from society in 'The scarlet letter' and 'The chocolate war' / Elizabeth Ann Poe -- The beast within: Using and abusing power in 'Lord of the flies', 'The chocolate war'', and other readings / Barbara G. Samuels -- Dealing with the abuse of power in '1984 and ''The chocolate war' / Kay Parks Bushman and John H. Bushman -- Poetic voices for young adult readers / Robert C. Small, Jr.;v. 4. What life's all about : group reading of selected adolescent literature and Thornton Wilder's Our Town / Bonnie O. Ericson -- Oliver Twist and the orphans of young adult literature / Virginia R. Monseau -- Teaching the Crucible with historical young adult fiction / Patricia P. Kelly -- Going to the dogs : dogs, owners, and loyal connections in books for adolescents / Pamela Sissi Carroll -- My Antonia : a search for the American dream / Barbara G. Samuels and Mary Santerre -- Young and black in America : Native son, a lesson before dying, and the realities of race / Leila Christenbury -- The outcast in literature : the Hunchback of Notre Dame and related young adult Novels / Teri S. Lesesne -- Paying debts characters never promised in young adult literature : Henry IV and Pride and Prejudice / Patricia L. Daniel and Elizabeth M. Tuten -- Using adolescent literature to enhance the reading of Craven's I heard the owl call my name : problems and issues in using literature about Indian peoples / Lois T. Stover and Connie S. Zitlow -- From here to there and back again : magic and reality in the Once and future king and the Dark is rising series / Carolyn Lott -- Only the nose knows, Cyrano de Bergerac and related young adult books / Rebecca Joseph -- Selling one's soul to the devil : the Tragedy of Doctor Faustus and young adult literature / Joan F. Kaywell and Marshall A. George -- Antigone and young adult literature : perspectives on courage / Elizabeth L. Watts -- Biographies in the classroom : who am I and how do I find my way? / Jean E. Brown and Elaine C. Stephens.;This series provides the information needed for secondary teachers to use young adult literature along with the classics in the secondary classroom. Within each complete unit, selected classics are paired with contemporary works.