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ERIC Number: EJ400377
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1989
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YA Novels in the AP Classroom: Crutcher Meets Camus.
Spencer, Patricia
English Journal, v78 n7 p44-46 Nov 1989
Describes existential elements in three novels for adolescents: "The Crazy Horse Electric Game" and "Running Loose" by Chris Crutcher; and "God, the Universe and Hot Fudge Sundaes" by Norma Howe. Asserts that adolescent literature in an advanced-placement English class can connect the classics to the present. (MM)
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Advanced Placement, English Instruction, Existentialism, Literature Appreciation, Secondary Education, Teaching Methods
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Classroom - Teacher
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Classics (Literature); Literature Instruction; Theme (Literary)