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2018
Volume 103, Issue 5
  • ISSN: 0360-9170
  • E-ISSN: 1943-2402
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Abstract

In this column, we examine how recent works of children’s literature can function as tools to support radical hope in these turbulent times and to nurture what are called “wide-awake” encounters, that is, moments of heightened awareness and imaginative engagement that disrupt what’s often taken for granted.

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