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The author expands the notion of the young adult novel as a coming-of-age story. She chronicles the dynamics of power and repression revealing that characters in these novels must learn to negotiate the levels of power that exist in the myriad social institution in which adolescents function.
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Characters/People edit
- Dirk: Add a description of this character.
- Maggie
- Judy Blume
- Katherine
- Holden
- Lacan
- Robert Cormier
- Max
- Polly
- Hal
- Danny
- Evie
- Jerry
- Buddy
- Barry
- Michael
- Meg
- Adam
- Mr. Antolini
- Lyddie
- Sarah Byrnes
- Hamilton
- Barthes
- Tarr
- Bildungsromane
- Kerry
- Reuven
- Huck
- Windrider
- Weetzie
- Helen
- Chris Crutcher
- Johnny
- Daddy-long-legs
- Mcgowan
- Jim
- Buckley
- M. E. Kerr
- Peter Hollindale
- Archie
- Moonshadow
- Molly
- Leon
- Francesca Lia Block
- Laura
Authors & Contributors edit
- Roberta Seelinger Trites (Author)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 813.0099283
Subjects edit
- Books › Literature & Fiction › World Literature › United States › History & Criticism › Literary Theory
- Books › Literature & Fiction › History & Criticism › Criticism & Theory › Semiotics
- Books › Literature & Fiction › History & Criticism › Movements & Periods › Postmodernism
- Books › Teens › Literature & Fiction › Classics
- Books › Children's Books › Literature › Children's Literature Guides
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