Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ638922
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2001
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John R. Tunis and the Sports Novels for Adolescents: A Little Ahead of His Time.
Simmons, John S.
ALAN Review, v29 n1 p67-72 Fall 2001
Describes how in the late 1930s a novelist named John R. Tunis began publishing a long series of books about various athletic situations and issues of his day. Examines Tunis' attempt to demonstrate where sports sometimes touch contemporary social issues. Explicates three texts: "All-American"; "Keystone Kids"; and "Yea! Wildcats!" (SG)
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Athletics, Literary Criticism, Novels, Secondary Education, Social Problems
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive; Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
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