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Intriguing Analysis,
This review is from: Names and Naming in Young Adult Literature (Scarecrow Studies in Young Adult Literature) (Hardcover)
The authors deconstruct the importance of naming and names within teen literature. I found the chapters focusing on Francesca Lia Block and J.K. Rowling the most interesting, as I am a big fan of them both.Particular to FLB, they explain how place naming is important to the story in the Weetzie Bat series. And, that FLB also uses names to convey feelings and descriptions of people. Likewise, with the J.K. Rowling chapter they explain the latin deriviation of the names and explain how the names are meant to evoke certain images in the minds eye of the reader. The audience for this book is most likely educators and writers. This is a great book for someone who is going to teach a teen fiction workshop or other course. My last comment- the book is diverse in terms of the various authors who are explored. This book gives a great cross-section analysis of women and men authors, as well as people of different racial and ethnic backgrounds. And, their analysis then covers books that cross borders. |
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Names and Naming in Young Adult Literature (Scarecrow Studies in Young Adult Literature) by Alleen Pace Nilsen (Hardcover - July 5, 2007)
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