YA and Boys and the Problem of Limited Historical Context

There’s yet another article on YA and boys making the rounds today, this one from the LA Review of Books. Sarah Mesle writes:

I remember that quandary every time I read an essay about gender in Young Adult literature (which, since I teach it, is often). I see, in the ongoing conversation about Bella and Katniss, our culture pondering whether YA novels support the strong daughters we all want to raise. But as we debate ad nauseum whether, for example, Bella Swan is a dangerous role model for yo...