Thursday's Child: Trends and Patterns in Contemporary Children's LiteratureBeschrijving van de ontwikkeling van het hedendaagse Engelstalige kinder- en jeugdboek, in de vorm van een schets van diverse genres, toonaangevende auteurs en afzonderlijke titels. |
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Page 69
... parents , who contribute to the problems , frequently cause them , but rarely offer a believable or loving solution . Parents , the main alienat- ing presence in these books , which are essentially about alienation , are often viewed as ...
... parents , who contribute to the problems , frequently cause them , but rarely offer a believable or loving solution . Parents , the main alienat- ing presence in these books , which are essentially about alienation , are often viewed as ...
Page 70
... parents are too busy with their own concerns to pay attention to their children . Not only do they not know what's going on in their children's lives , they don't care . In Jeanette Eyerly's Escape from Nowhere ( 1969 ) , Carla , whose ...
... parents are too busy with their own concerns to pay attention to their children . Not only do they not know what's going on in their children's lives , they don't care . In Jeanette Eyerly's Escape from Nowhere ( 1969 ) , Carla , whose ...
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... parents , relatives , teachers , or spiritual advisors . On the other hand , they consistently oppose their parents ' values , when they have any , as being oppres- sive and archaic . Combine these ingredients with parents who are ...
... parents , relatives , teachers , or spiritual advisors . On the other hand , they consistently oppose their parents ' values , when they have any , as being oppres- sive and archaic . Combine these ingredients with parents who are ...
Contents
the Golden Ages of Childrens Literature | 18 |
Realistic Fiction | 31 |
The Problem Novel | 66 |
Copyright | |
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