Iser, Crutcher, and the Reader: Creating the World of Sarah Byrnes.

Daley, Patricia A.

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ERIC Number: EJ644821

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 2002

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Iser, Crutcher, and the Reader: Creating the World of Sarah Byrnes.

Daley, Patricia A.

Journal of Children's Literature, v28 n1 p32-38 Spr 2002

Applies the reader response theory of literary critic Wolfgang Iser to the reading of Chris Crutcher's novel "Staying Fat for Sarah Byrnes." Examines both the reader's engagement with the novel and Eric Calhoune's engagement with the world of Sarah Byrnes. (RS)

Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Characterization, Novels, Reader Response, Reader Text Relationship, Reading Processes, Secondary Education

Publication Type: Guides - Non-Classroom; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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