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American Writers for Children since 1960: Fiction
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Estes, Glenn E., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Children's stories, American.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xiii, 488 pages)
- Place of Publication:
- [Place of publication not identified] Cengage Gale 1986
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Essays on American writers for children during the period between 1960 and the mid-1980s. Focus is given to the major themes and trends that were evolving in children's literature at this time: child abuse; separation and divorce; sexual mores; drug abuse; insights into death and the meaning of life; regional, national, and international social issues and concerns; historical fiction illuminating contemporary issues through parallel past experiences of humankind.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
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