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.

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