Michael Cart

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. 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.

Cart died in Indiana on February 13, 2025, at the age of 83.

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.