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Articles 91 - 101 of 101
Full-Text Articles in Children's and Young Adult Literature
Europa, John Grey
Just In The After, Kyle Jarrard
Feathers In The Wind, Lloyd Alan Fletcher
Flight, Tim Scott
The Kraken Cup, Douglas A. Rossman
Once Upon A Prince, David Sandner
The Three Crowned Flame, David Sparenberg
Portrayal Of Homelessness In Children’S And Young Adult Fiction, Susan J. Myers
Portrayal Of Homelessness In Children’S And Young Adult Fiction, Susan J. Myers
Graduate Research Papers
The purpose of this study was to compare the portrayal of homelessness in children's and young adult fiction books to the findings in known research. This study was a content analysis using a checklist to record the presence of individual characteristics, family background traits, and diversity among the homeless leading characters in each selected book. The portrayal of the homeless leading characters was found to be consistent with known research in the areas of individual characteristics and family backgrounds. Although the data concerning the diversity of gender was found to be consistent with known research, the data representing the diversity …
The Portrayal Of Abandonment By Mothers In Young Adult Literature, Bernie M. Hawley
The Portrayal Of Abandonment By Mothers In Young Adult Literature, Bernie M. Hawley
Graduate Research Papers
This study used content analysis of a selected sample of 33 young adult fiction books published between 1980-1995, to determine if the portrayal of abandonment of children by their mothers is realistic according to social research of those populations. Findings indicate that in a majority of the titles the abandonment is caused by the mother's need to establish her own identity and the abandoned child(ren)'s reactions are characterized by negative behaviors. These findings support the premise that contemporary young adult fiction presents mother abandonment in a realistic manner. It was found, however, that the majority of mothers in these books …
Bat Boy: A Novel For Grades 3-6, Ryan Basye
Bat Boy: A Novel For Grades 3-6, Ryan Basye
Graduate Research Papers
The purpose of this graduate project was to write Bat Boy, a beginning novel for readers in grades three through six. The main character in the story is Ryan Basye, who takes a trip to his great grandmother's house in a small Iowa town during the Fourth of July holiday. On this holiday, the town (Holland, Iowa), has a celebration that includes a fastpitch softball tournament, games of chance, rides, lots of barbecuing and fireworks after the championship softball game. Ryan is the bat boy tor his father's team and learns a lot about camaraderie between teammates and about the …
The Portrayal Of Prison Inmates And Their Families In Juvenile Literature, Maleea Dudney
The Portrayal Of Prison Inmates And Their Families In Juvenile Literature, Maleea Dudney
Graduate Research Papers
The purpose of this paper was to determine if juvenile literature portrays some characteristics of family members of male prison inmates in a realistic manner. Twenty five juvenile books were analyzed and compared to data gathered regarding characteristics of actual family members of prison inmates. This comparison revealed that juvenile literature does not portray the families of prison inmates in a realistic way.