Amy Pattee

Reading the Adolescent Romance

Sweet Valley High and the Popular Young Adult Romance Novel

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Produktbeschreibung

In this critical study, Pattee examines the series' content, structure, and reader base, investigating an influential marketing and literary phenomenon, and interrogating the intersecting influences of history, audience positioning, and readability that allowed "Sweet Valley" to flourish, and continues to allow other teen series to enjoy popular acclaim.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 202
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. Dezember 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 445g
• ISBN-13: 9780415875943
• ISBN-10: 0415875943
• Artikelnr.: 31387461

Autorenporträt

Amy S. Pattee is an Associate Professor of Library and Information Science at the Graduate School of Library and Information Science at Simmons College in Boston, Massachusetts. There, she teaches children's and young adult literature in both the library school and in a dual degree program affiliated with Simmons College's Center for the Study of Children's Literature.

Inhaltsangabe

Selected Contents: Introduction 1: Now Entering Sweet Valley, California:
The Evolution of Young Adult Literature and the "Sweet Valley High" Series
2: A Political Map of Sweet Valley, California: The Ideological Content of
Francine Pascal's Series 3: A Physical Map of Sweet Valley, California: The
Literary Landscape of "Sweet Valley High" 4: The Readers' Text(s): Reading
and Re-Reading "Sweet Valley High" 5: The "New" Sweet Valley High 6: The
Legacy of "Sweet Valley High" Notes Bibliography Index