Dictionary of American Children's Fiction, 1995-1999: Books of Recognized Merit by Helbig, Alethea K.

Dictionary of American Children's Fiction, 1995-1999: Books of Recognized Merit (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780313303890)

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Dictionary of American Children's Fiction, 1995-1999: Books of Recognized Merit by Helbig, Alethea K.

Dictionary of American Children's Fiction, 1995-1999: Books of Recognized Merit

$83.00
Dictionary of American Children's Fiction, 1995-1999: Books of Recognized Merit by Helbig, Alethea K.

Dictionary of American Children's Fiction, 1995-1999: Books of Recognized Merit

$83.00
Format: Hardcover
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Children's literature continues to receive growing scholarly attention, and this is due, in part, to the increased awareness of the complexity of these works and their importance in the curriculum. While some books may become classics and continue to be read long after their publication, others are the product of contemporary society and reflect the changing values of modern American culture. So, too, those titles that have been singled out for recognition reveal the standards of awards committees. This reference is a guide to works of American children's fiction that have won awards between 1995 and 1999.

Some of the books were published before that period, and thus their recent recognition affirms their enduring value. Included are more than 750 alphabetically arranged entries for authors, titles, characters, and settings related to nearly 250 books. Entries for novels provide plot summaries and critical commentary, while those for authors give biographical information. The volume demonstrates the growing number of multicultural novels and books about nontraditional families, while it also shows the continuing importance of historical fiction and the waning appeal of traditional adventure novels. While the volume will be valuable to librarians and teachers and to scholars of children's literature, it will also be useful to anyone interested in these works as a commentary on American culture at the close of the twentieth century.

Author: Alethea K. Helbig, Agnes Regan Perkins
ISBN-10: 0313303894
ISBN-13: 9780313303890
Publisher: Greenwood
Language: English
Published: 11/30/2001
Pages: 632
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 2.33lbs
Size: 9.52h x 6.18w x 1.37d

Review Citation(s):
Booklist 04/15/2002 pg. 1432
Reference and Research Bk News 02/01/2002 pg. 219
Choice 07/01/2002 pg. 1930
American Reference Bks Annual 01/01/2003 pg. 464
By Alethea K. Helbig
By Alethea K. Helbig
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ALETHEA K. HELBIG, Professor, and AGNES REGAN PERKINS, Professor Emeritus, both of English Language and Literature at Eastern Michigan University. They are the authors of a series of encyclopedic works on fiction for children published by Greenwood Press: Dictionary of American Children's Fiction, Dictionary of British Children's Fiction, and Dictionary of Children's Fiction from Australia, Canada, India, New Zealand, and Selected African Countries. Helbig is also past president of the Children's Literature Association. They have also both published This Land is Our Land and Many Peoples, One Land on multicultural literature for children and young adults, Myths and Hero Tales, a critical reference on myths and hero tales from around the world (all Greenwood), and numerous articles on children's literature.

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