Moore (English, Purdue U.) pairs up one young adult novel and one theory in each of his chapters, introducing the basic terms and concepts of theories such as formalism, structuralism, deconstruction, reader-response, feminism, and black aesthetics, then interpreting the text from that perspective. In the last chapter, Moore draws on theoretical ideas and practices from earlier chapters to demonstrate how a young adult novel may be interpreted from multiple perspectives. Each chapter includes suggestions of several other novels which can be similarly interpreted. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.