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From romance to realism : 50 years of growth and change in young adult literature
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From romance to realism : 50 years of growth and change in young adult literature

Author: Michael Cart
Publisher: New York : HarperCollins Publishers, ©1996.
Edition/Format:   Book : English : 1st edView all editions and formats
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"Cart devoted the first half of the book, 'That Was Then,' to a discussion of the genre's history, and the second half, 'This Is Now,' focuses on contemporary literature and current issues. Throughout he deals competently with both broad generic tendencies and specific texts, including some interesting explorations of the merits and the flaws of major young-adult authors. His distinctly personal, often colloquial  Read more...
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Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: Michael Cart
ISBN: 0060242892 9780060242893
OCLC Number: 32969047
Description: 312 p. ; 22 cm.
Contents: That was then: From Sue Barton to the sixties --
Sixties and the rise of realism --
Seventies: a golden age? --
Eighties: the pendulum swings --
This is now: Nineties and the future --
Time for relevance, and revelation --
Sex and other shibboleths --
Why we read, and other imponderables.
Responsibility: by Michael Cart.

Abstract:

"Cart devoted the first half of the book, 'That Was Then,' to a discussion of the genre's history, and the second half, 'This Is Now,' focuses on contemporary literature and current issues. Throughout he deals competently with both broad generic tendencies and specific texts, including some interesting explorations of the merits and the flaws of major young-adult authors. His distinctly personal, often colloquial voice makes a refreshing contrast to bland literary surveys." Bull Cent Child Books.

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