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ERIC Number: EJ437468
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1992
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0013-8274
Favorite Detective Story Writers: From Poe to the Present (Booksearch).
English Journal, v81 n2 p91-95 Feb 1992
Provides 14 high school teachers' responses the question, "Who is your favorite writer of detective fiction?" Finds that Tony Hillerman is the most popular. Features other favorites such as Ellis Peters, Dorothy Sayers, Janwillem van de Wettering, James Melville, K. C. Constantine, Amanda Cross, Jane Langton, Ross MacDonald, Robert B. Parker, Sue Grafton, and Dashiell Hammett. (PRA)
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Literature Appreciation, Reading Instruction, Secondary Education
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reference Materials - Bibliographies
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Detective Stories; Literature Instruction