Direct linkERIC Number: EJ962346
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2011
Pages: 3
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ISSN: ISSN-0895-6855
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Why the Best Kids' Books Are Written in Blood
Alexie, Sherman
Rethinking Schools, v26 n1 p44-46 Fall 2011
The young adult novel "The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian" is the author's autobiographical story of a poor reservation Indian boy and his desperate and humorous attempts to find a better life. In this article, the author answers critics who want to X-rate his young adult fiction as too violent.
Descriptors: Young Adults, Fiction, Violence, Adolescent Literature, Literary Criticism, Literature Appreciation, Didacticism, Story Grammar
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Secondary Education
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Language: English
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