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- ISSN: 0013-8274
- E-ISSN: 2161-8895
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Evaluating the Democratic Merit of Young Adult Literature: Lessons from Two Versions of Wes Moore’s Memoir
- Source: English Journal, Volume 103, Issue 2, Nov 2013, p. 52 - 59
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- 01 Nov 2013
Abstract
The authors compare a memoir intended for adults with another on the same subject meant for a teen readership and argue that didactic YA literature grounded in a developmental stage model of adolescence is undemocratic.
© 2013 by the National Council of Teachers of English