{{Short description|American author (1941–2025)}} '''Michael Cart''' (March 6, 1941 – February 13, 2025) was an American author and expert in children's and young adult literature. Born in Logansport, Indiana, he earned a degree in Library Science from Columbia University in 1964 and a degree in journalism from Northwestern University. From 1964 to 1967 he served in the United States Army.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Lesbian and Gay Voices: An Annotated Bibliography and Guide to Literature for Children and Young Adults|last=Day|first=Frances Ann|publisher=Greenwood Press|year=2000|isbn=0-313-31162-5|pages=188–190}}</ref> Cart received the Grolier Award in 2000 and was the inaugural recipient of the YALSA/ Greenwood Publishing Group Service to Young Adults Award in 2008.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Young Adult Literature: From Romance to Realism|last=Cart|first=Michael|publisher=American Library Association|year=2011|isbn=978-0-8389-1045-0}}</ref>
Cart died in Indiana on February 13, 2025, at the age of 83.<ref>{{cite web |title=Library mourns the passing of Michael Cart, a cherished supporter and advocate for children's literature |url=https://news.library.fresnostate.edu/2025/03/17/library-mourns-the-passing-of-michael-cart-a-cherished-supporter-and-advocate-for-childrens-literature/ |website=Fresno State Library News |date=March 17, 2025 |access-date=May 13, 2025}}</ref>
== Selected works == * Cart, M. ''What's so funny?: Wit and humor in American children's literature''(1st ed.). New York, NY: HarperCollins Publishers. 1995. * Cart, M. ''In the stacks: Short stories about libraries and librarians''( 1st ed.). New York: Overlook Press. 2002. * Cart, M., & Jenkins, C. ''The heart has its reasons: Young adult literature with gay/lesbian/queer content, 1969-2004.'' Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press. 2006. * Cart, M. ''Young adult literature: From romance to realism.'' Chicago: American Library Association. 2010. * Cart, M. ''Cart's top 200 adult books for young adults: Two decades in review.'' Chicago: ALA Editions. 2013. * Cart, M., & Jenkins, C. ''Top 250 LGBTQ books for teens: Coming out, being out, and the search for community.'' Chicago: Huron Street Press. 2015.
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