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ERIC Number: EJ575066
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1998
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ISSN: ISSN-0013-8274
Finding Common Ground: Multicultural YA Literature.
Crowe, Chris
English Journal, v88 n2 p124-26 Nov 1998
Argues that multicultural young adult literature can help to break down prejudices and broaden narrow minds. Notes that good books about people from various ethnic groups engage readers in the compounded conflicts of adolescence while helping teenagers discover that they have much in common with their fellow human beings. Notes briefly nine young adult books worth reading. (SR)
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Pluralism, English Instruction, Language Arts, Literature Appreciation, Multicultural Education, Reading Materials, Secondary Education
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers; Reference Materials - Bibliographies
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Language: English
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Note: Theme: A Classroom Kaleidoscope.