In my search to understand how Shakespeare is adapted for young adults, I need to focus more on the scholarly side of things, so I went to the library and checked out a couple cool books that I plan to peruse. The first book analyzes how Shakespeare appears in young adult literature today, giving lists of books that have Shakespearean themes as well as making direct comparisons of YA texts to the original plays.
Isaac, Megan Lynn. Heirs to Shakespeare: Reinventing the Bard in Young Adult Literature. Portsmouth: Boynton, 2000.The second book discusses children and young adults as a new audience for Shakespeare and how Shakespeare has been modified to help children understand and appreciate the Bard. I'm especially excited for the chapters "Playing with Shakespeare: Making Worlds from Words" and "Harry Potter and the Shakespearean Allusion."
Miller, Naomi J. Reimagining Shakespeare for Children and Young Adults. New York: Routledge, 2003.Also, I didn't check this book out, but it looked like it might be useful to Claire. It has multiple articles about different aspects of teaching Shakespeare; the article that caught my eye was about using Robert Cormier's The Chocolate War to ease teenagers into a critical approach of Macbeth.
Davis, James E. Teaching Shakespeare Today: Practical Approaches and Productive Strategies. 1993. Library Catalog: PR 2987 .T37
