Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ539004
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1996
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"Octagon Magic": Andre Norton and Revitalizing the Girls' Book.
Dressel, Janice Hartwick; Molson, Francis J.
Children's Literature in Education, v27 n4 p209-18 Dec 1996
Argues that Andre Norton's "Octagon Magic" is neither a conventional girls' book, nor a witch tale, nor a time fantasy but rather a unique coming-of-age story best understood within the context of theorists such as Carol Gilligan, Mary Belenk, and Jean Baker Miller. (TB)
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Elementary Education, Females, Feminism, Literary Criticism, Novels
Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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