Routledge - Justice in Young Adult Speculative Fiction Book

Explore the intersection of narrative and cognition with this academic study from Routledge. Justice in Young Adult Speculative Fiction: A Cognitive Reading offers a unique look at modern YA speculative fiction in both narrative and filmic forms. This book examines how the growth of the YA genre connects to human rights movements and shifts in how society views justice. By applying advances in cognitive sciences to the study of fiction, the text explains how the human mind processes complex ideas like justice through cognitive scripts. This work provides a deep analysis of how these scripts function within stories, helping readers understand the mental frameworks used to interpret modern speculative tales. It is a significant resource for those studying children's literature, culture, and the psychological aspects of storytelling.