Death, gender and sexuality in contemporary adolescent literature /
James, Kathryn.
Death, gender and sexuality in contemporary adolescent literature /
Kathryn James.
- New York : Routledge, 2009.
- xii, 208 p. ; 24 cm.
- Children`s literature and culture .
Includes bibliographical references (p. 187-198) and index.
Introduction: beginning with endings: death in children`s literature -- Points of departure: death, culture, representation -- Matilda`s last dance: death and historical fiction -- Verisimilitude: representing death `in the real` -- Beyond consensus reality: death and fantasy fiction -- Imagined futures: death and the post-disaster novel -- Conclusion: mapping the landscape: the unknown country.
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Young adult literature, American--History and criticism. Death in literature. Sex role in literature. Sex in literature. Teenagers--Books and reading.