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Bright, Amy – Journal of Children's Literature, 2011
When readers of contemporary adolescent literature are encouraged to participate in conversations about what is considered canonical literature, the literary value of adolescent reading expands past narrowly defined borders. Several recent adolescent novels provide access to the classics and may generate interest among middle school students in…
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Young Adults, Novels, Classification
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Miguez, Betsy Bryan; Goetting, Denise – Journal of Children's Literature, 2006
The quest to explain the extreme realism found in some Newbery Award books led the authors to discover that there is no unified view of childhood affecting children's literature today. While some adults feel that children must be protected against the evil surrounding them, others feel that they must be prepared to face the world in which they…
Descriptors: Realism, Childrens Literature, Cultural Awareness, Individual Development