Thursday's Child: Trends and Patterns in Contemporary Children's LiteratureSketches the history of children's literature, looks at the genres of fantasy, science fiction, historical fiction, folklore, poetry, problem novels and picture books, and recommends specific works |
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Page 77
And these concerns , both social and psychological , have individualized
characters to a degree that was formerly unknown . It was the writers of the 1960s
who began to emphasize the way in which personality and the sense of self alter
when ...
And these concerns , both social and psychological , have individualized
characters to a degree that was formerly unknown . It was the writers of the 1960s
who began to emphasize the way in which personality and the sense of self alter
when ...
Page 154
Characters now talk to one another rather than deliver an address and the
conversations add to or advance the plot . The children in particular are far less
wooden . The younger ones , such as those in Fisk ' s Grinny or Dickinson ' s The
...
Characters now talk to one another rather than deliver an address and the
conversations add to or advance the plot . The children in particular are far less
wooden . The younger ones , such as those in Fisk ' s Grinny or Dickinson ' s The
...
Page 164
Her persuasion is so compelling that readers are imperceptibly led back into the
past with such subtlety they feel they are living side by side with her characters .
A good example of Sutcliff ' s special skill is Outcast ( 1955 ) . In this book her ...
Her persuasion is so compelling that readers are imperceptibly led back into the
past with such subtlety they feel they are living side by side with her characters .
A good example of Sutcliff ' s special skill is Outcast ( 1955 ) . In this book her ...
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Contents
the Golden Ages of Childrens Literature | 18 |
Realistic Fiction | 31 |
The Problem Novel | 66 |
Copyright | |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Thursday's Child: Trends and Patterns in Contemporary Children's Literature |
| Authors | Egoff, Sheila, Sheila A. Egoff |
| Contributor | American Library Association |
| Edition | 2 |
| Publisher | American Library Association, 1981 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 3 Aug 2006 |
| ISBN | 0838903274, 9780838903278 |
| Length | 323 pages |
| Subjects | › › Language Arts & Disciplines / Library & Information Science / General |
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