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Traces the changes and developments in children's poetry from the late 17th century to the late 20th century. The text makes reference to different genres within poetry, changing constructions of childhood, the role of women in developing children's poetry and the influence of anthologists.

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Want to identify fiction books that boys in grades three through nine will find irresistible

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This collection explores the influence of girls series books on popular American culture and girls everyday experiences. It explores the cultural work that the series genre performs, contemplating the books messages about subjects including race, gender, and education, and examines girl fiction within a variety of disciplinary contexts.

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This collection explores the influence of girls series books on popular American culture and girls everyday experiences. It explores the cultural work that the series genre performs, contemplating the books messages about subjects including race, gender, and education, and examines girl fiction within a variety of disciplinary contexts.

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Geoff Klock presents a literary and psychoanalytic study of superhero comic books.

(Hardback)

This book analyzes the use of animal imagery in childrens literature produced by British writers. It encapsulates the agenda of consciously training British children through underscoring resources and fauna in India pursued by the British society in the nineteenth century Victorian England.

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This edited collection investigates LGBTQ+ literature for young readers around the world, including picture books, middle-grade books and young adult novels. It brings together contributions from across the academic and activist spectra to explore what is at stake when we write (or do not write) about LGBTQ+ topics for young readers.

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Jacqueline Wilson is one of the most popular writers for children in Britain today, and is ground-breaking in her frank treatment of issues such as adoption, divorce and death. Addressing Wilson's work from a variety of perspectives, this exciting volume brings together a range of new critical essays from an international team of scholars.

(Hardback, 2nd Revised edition)

Reference Books Bulletin

The book is a marvelous resource for teachers who teach Japan to children and young adults. The annotations for trade books published from the mid-sixties to the present will help teachers, librarians, and interested parents select appropriate materials from the vast numbers of books available.

(Hardback)

This book examines the life and work of John Green, who in a very short time has established himself as one of the most successful authors of young adult novels. In addition to providing background material about Greens development as an author, this volume examines Greens novels, including The Fault in Our Stars and Paper Towns.

(Hardback)

Find good books for young readers the easy way by using this guide. Designed for educators and students, it arranges titles by genre and theme so users can find books similar to the ones they love.

(Hardback)

Looks at gender in relation to children's fiction and the role that language plays in this relationship. This book treats fiction as fiction, and argues that fiction is almost always dialogic, and that the feminist movement has had considerable influence on textual representations of women, men, boys and girls.

(Paperback, NIPPOD)

Deals with children's fiction. This title focuses on gender in relation to children's fiction and the role that language plays in this relationship. It is suitable for researchers in and students of linguistics, language studies and English literature.

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Celebrating the wealth of quality multicultural literature recently published for children and young adults, this valuable resource examines the fiction, oral tradition, and poetry from four major ethnic groups in the United States.

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This seventh book in the Author and YOU series features the life and work of Mary Casanova, award-winning picture book author, and author of middle grade fiction.

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