Chronicles the dynamics of power and repression found in young adult novels, and describes how characters in young adult novels negiotiate power hierachies existing in the family, church, government, and school.
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``Do I dare disturb the universe?`` |
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Adolescent Literature in the Postmodern Era |
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1 | (20) |
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``I don`t know the words`` |
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Institutional Discourses in Adolescent Literature |
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21 | (33) |
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``Maybe that is writing, changing things around and disguising the for-real`` |
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The Paradox of Authority in Adolescent Literature |
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54 | (30) |
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``All of a sudden I came`` |
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Sex and Power in Adolescent Novels |
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84 | (33) |
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``When I can control the focus`` |
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Death and Narrative Resolution in Adolescent Literature |
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117 | (25) |
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The Poststructural Pedagogy of Adolescent Literature |
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142 | (11) |
| Notes |
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153 | (10) |
| Bibliography |
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163 | (14) |
| Index |
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