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2018
Volume 115, Issue 1
  • ISSN: 0013-8274
  • E-ISSN: 2161-8895

Abstract

In this column, a Latina educator and researcher discusses how establishing book clubs organized around diverse young adult literature can contribute to student agency to guide learning and engage in critical discussion.

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