Books by P. L. Thomas

Thomas, P. L., Porfilio, B.J., Gorlewski, J., & Carr, P.R. (2014). Social context reform: A pedagogy of equity and opportunity. New York, NY: Routledge.

Henderson, A. S., & Thomas, P. L. (eds.). (2014). James Baldwin: Challenging authors . Netherlands: Sense Publishers.

Thomas, P. L. (ed.). (2013). Science fiction and speculative fiction: Challenging genres. Netherlands: Sense Publishers.

Co-edited with Bower, J. (2013). De-testing and de-grading schools: Authentic alternatives to accountability and standardization. New York, NY: Peter Lang USA.

Thomas, P. L., ed. (2013). Becoming and Being a Teacher: Confronting Traditional Norms to Create New Democratic Realities. New York, NY: Peter Lang USA.

-----. (2012). Ignoring poverty in the U. S.: The corporate takeover of public education. Charlotte NC: Information Age Publishing, Inc.

-----. (2010). Challenging genres: Comic books and graphic novels. Netherlands: Sense Publishers.

-----. (2010). Parental choice?: A critical reconsideration of choice and the debate about choice. Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing, Inc.

Co-authored with Schmidt, R. (2009). 21st century literacy: If we are scripted, are we literate? Heidelberg, Germany: Springer.

-----. (2008). Reading, learning, teaching Ralph Ellison. New York: Peter Lang USA.

-----. (2007). Reading, learning, teaching Margaret Atwood. New York: Peter Lang USA.

Co-authored with Kincheloe, J. L. (2006). Reading, writing, and thinking: The Postformal basics. Netherlands: Sense Publishers.

-----. (2006). Reading, learning, teaching Kurt Vonnegut. New York: Peter Lang USA.

-----. (2005). Reading, learning, teaching Barbara Kingsolver. New York: Peter Lang USA.

-----. (2005). Teaching writing primer. New York: Peter Lang USA.

-----. (2004). Numbers games—Measuring and mandating American education. New York: Peter Lang USA.

-----. (2001). Vivid language: Writer as reader, reader as writer. Lanham, MD: University Press of America, Inc.

-----. (2001). Lou LaBrant: A woman’s life, a teacher’s life. Huntington, NY: Nova Science publishers, Inc.