Acknowledgments Foreword,by Jill P. May Introduction: The Origins and Mission of FOSR, by Janet Alsup and Christy Wessel-Powell SECTION I. SOCIAL AND POLITICAL ISSUES Section Introduction Chapter One. Volume 6, Issue 3 (2013): Facing the Complexities of Social Issues Chapter Two. Volume 11, Issue 1 (2018): Death and Grief Chapter Three. Volume 15, Issue 2 (2022): Challenged and Banned Books SECTION II. DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION Section Introduction Chapter Four. Volume 8, Issue 1 (2015): Diversity around the Corner and around the World Chapter Five.

Volume 11, Issue 2 (2018): Displacement and Belonging Chapter Six. Volume 13, Issue 1 (2020): Disability and Inclusion SECTION III. IDENTIFICATION AND EMPATHY Section Introduction Chapter Seven. Volume 4, Issue 2 (2011): Orphans and Survivors Chapter Eight. Volume 10, Issue 1 (2017): Empathy Chapter Nine. Volume 12, Issue 2 (2019): Ecological Empathy SECTION IV. GENRE STUDY Section Introduction Chapter Ten. Volume 3, Issue 1 (2010): Poetry Chapter Eleven.

Volume 4, Issue 3 (2012): What Is a School Story? Chapter Twelve. Volume 7, Issue 1 (2014): The Classics of YA Literature Concluding Thoughts, by Janet Alsup and Christy Wessel-Powell.