Declarations of Independence

Empowered Girls in Young Adult Literature, 1990-2001

von Nancy Clair, Joanne Brown

210 Seiten, Hardcover

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

Uncovers and traces the development of the young female protagonist from the role of submissive fairy-tale maiden to the spunkier more independent girls who now appear with increasing frequency in young adult literature. Focuses on American titles written in a time when young adult fiction began to adapt to the post-modern directions already established in fiction for adults. It is a unique exploration of characters portrayed with wit, intelligence, and will, reinforcing attributes seldom seen in earlier works about females. This next generation of heroines is the model with which today's readers can readily identify. With an annotated list of titles for suggested reading following each chapter, Declarations of Independence is the ideal resource for parents, middle and high school teachers and librarians. It should be a fixture in every public and undergraduate school library.

• Reihe: Studies in Young Adult Literature
• Themen: Biographie, Literatur und Literaturwissenschaft Geschichte und Kritik Kinder- und Jugendliteraturwissenschaft
• ISBN: 9780810842908
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 01.04.2002
• Größe: 222 x 145 mm
• Verlag: Scarecrow Press