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Declarations of independence : empowered girls in young adult literature, 1990-2001  Cover Image Book Book

Declarations of independence : empowered girls in young adult literature, 1990-2001 / Joanne Brown, Nancy St. Clair.

Brown, Joanne, 1933- (Author). St. Clair, Nancy. (Added Author).

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  • ISBN: 0810842904 (alk. paper)
  • Physical Description: xiii, 194 p. ; 22 cm.
  • Publisher: Lanham, Md. : Scarecrow Press, 2002.

Contents / Notes

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 183-186) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
1. That was then -- 2. This is now -- 3. Empowered girls in historical fiction -- 4. Empowered girls in the contemporary world -- 5. Empowered girls in literature of the fantastic -- 6. Empowered girls in memoir -- 7. Conclusion.
Subject: Young adult fiction, American > History and criticism.
Girls in literature.
Power (Social sciences) in literature.
Autonomy (Psychology) in literature.
Teenage girls in literature.
Girls > Books and reading.


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