Arthea J. S. Reed

Arthea J. S. Reed, Ph.D., is an educator and scholar of adolescent literature who taught education at the University of North Carolina at Asheville from 1978 to 1996, ultimately serving as professor emeritus and chair of the Education Department. She holds degrees from Bethany College, Southern Connecticut State University, and Florida State University, and served as editor of The ALAN Review and co-director of the Mountain Area Writing Project.

Reed authored or co-authored 15 books on adolescent literature, education, and teaching methods. Her published works include Comics to Classics: A Parents’ Guide to Books for Teens and Preteens, Reaching Adolescents: Young Adult Books and the School, Presenting Harry Mazer, and Norma Fox Mazer: A Writer’s World.