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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The young protagonists suffer pain on an almost cosmic scale , but they also
have the temperaments and the insights that ... One imagines a young reader
saying : “ These sorts of incidents really must have happened , because haven ' t
I read ...
The young protagonists suffer pain on an almost cosmic scale , but they also
have the temperaments and the insights that ... One imagines a young reader
saying : “ These sorts of incidents really must have happened , because haven ' t
I read ...
Page 166
young. people. are. not. involved. in. high. deeds. in. high. places but with the
daily social , religious , and political events that affect ... Unlike the depiction of
the young in many a modern realistic novel , Burton ' s protagonists are not
whiners .
young. people. are. not. involved. in. high. deeds. in. high. places but with the
daily social , religious , and political events that affect ... Unlike the depiction of
the young in many a modern realistic novel , Burton ' s protagonists are not
whiners .
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... might not otherwise be attracted to historical fiction . Moreover , both are astute
enough writers to give us young protagonists who are not victims of events
beyond their control , but who with determination join the struggle for social
change .
... might not otherwise be attracted to historical fiction . Moreover , both are astute
enough writers to give us young protagonists who are not victims of events
beyond their control , but who with determination join the struggle for social
change .
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Contents
Childrens Literature and How It Grew | 1 |
Selection from | 2 |
the Golden Ages of Childrens Literature | 18 |
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 | 20 May 2008 |
| ISBN | 0838903274, 9780838903278 |
| Length | 323 pages |
| Subjects | › › Language Arts & Disciplines / Library & Information Science / General |
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