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Female empowerment-especially among girls-is one of the most
significant issues to come out of the 90's, and one that will
continue to play a significant role in the new millennium. But how
do we define empowerment? And more importantly, how do we identify
its characteristics within literature? With problems like teenage
eating disorders and pregnancy still very much at the core of
American society, it is no surprise that a book as important as
Declarations of Independence is the latest addition to Scarecrow
Press's Studies in Young Adult Literature. Authors Brown and St.
Clair use their collective expertise to uncover and trace the
development of the young female protagonist from the role of
submissive fairy-tale maiden to the spunkier more independent girls
who now appear with increasing frequency in young adult literature.
This next generation of heroines is the model with which today's
readers can readily identify and who the authors believe, become
agents of social change for young women. Through careful research
that draws on recent scholarship about female adolescent
development, situates this shift to stronger female protagonists
within a larger cultural context. The empowered girls of this title
are defined through close reading of a variety of stories and
genres in which they appear-historical and multicultural fiction,
social realism, romance and adventure, fantasy, and memoir-with
emphasis on books published after 1990. The result is a collection
of essays on literature about adolescent girls who have real
feelings, passions, and sometimes, rebellious attitudes, and who
act upon those feelings, passions, and attitudes to take control of
their lives-unlike most of their predecessors, whose fulfillment
lay mainly in achieving beauty and suitors. With an annotated list
of titles for suggested reading following each chapter Declarations
of Independence is the ideal resource for middle and high school
teachers, for school and public librarians, a
Young adult historical fiction brings the past alive through
stories of adventure, suspense, and mystery. The genre is both
complex and controversial, encompassing novels that range from
romance and fantasy to stark historical realism. The book examines
the various approaches to young adult historical fiction and
explores the issues that it has engendered. Part One focuses on the
broader issues spawned by the genre itself, including its various
subgenres - the line between fiction and fact; to what degree must
an author adhere to historical accuracy?; time boundaries; the
diary format; the protagonist as the outsider; who is entitled to
write what?; and literary concerns such as the relationship between
accuracy and readability. Part Two explores issues of contemporary
interest, such as race, class, gender, the immigrant experience,
religion, war, and nationalism. Thought-provoking discussions of
how these elements are treated in historical novels, with emphasis
on how current cultural values have shaped the fiction, are
presented. Finally, the question of whether novels in this genre
are bound by anything other than their respective period setting is
posed, and it is contended that there are features common to YA
historical novels that not only set the genre apart from other YA
fiction, but also contribute something unique to the larger genre.
The genesis for much classroom debate, suggestions for class
discussions and writing assignments as well as sample written
responses of these debates from the authors' classes are included.
Teachers, librarians, instructors of young adult literature
courses, and teen readers will find this an insightful analysis of
YA historical fiction.
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