Bringing together contributors from six continents, this fascinating volume explores researchers' experiences of investigating the reading habits, preferences and practices of young people aged 12 - 21. Detailing a variety of empirical methodologies and research methods, its chapters consider reading in an array of contexts, languages, and media.

Introduction SECTION 1 MAKING ADOLESCENT READING CHOICES VISIBLE 1 The possibilities of comics reading: Uncovering a complex and situated reading experience in Canada 2 The residue of fiction in the memory of adolescence: The potential effect of reading fiction in Turkey 3 Rivers of reading: A research method to explore young adults' personal reading histories SECTION 2 ADOLESCENT READING IN TIMES OF CRISIS 4 Reading fears and opportunities: Researching changes over 25 years in the literacy practices of Mexican adolescents 5 Young adults' attitudes towards reading in Lebanon 6 'I think I was born with a suitcase': Blackfoot adolescent readers' responses to Sherman Alexie's The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-time Indian SECTION 3 YOUNG ADULT READERS' EXPERIENCES WITHIN AND BEYOND SCHOOL AND UNIVERSITY 7 Adolescent reading habits: The effect of school activities on reading practices 8 Young people reading in Uganda: Making connections between literature and reality 9 Exploring post-16 literature in English in a Malaysian classroom: A hermeneutic phenomenological perspective 10 Pressure, pleasure and function: Malaysian undergraduates reading across boundaries in a university in England Conclusion