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Female empowerment-especially among girls-is one of the most significant issues to come out of the 90's, and one that will continue to play a significant role in the new millennium. But how do we define empowerment? And more importantly, how do we identify its characteristics within literature? With problems like teenage eating disorders and pregnancy still very much at the core of American society, it is no surprise that a book as important as Declarations of Independence is the latest addition to Scarecrow Press's Studies in Young Adult Literature. Authors Brown and St. Clair use their collective expertise to uncover and trace the development of the young female protagonist from the role of submissive fairy-tale maiden to the spunkier more independent girls who now appear with increasing frequency in young adult literature. This next generation of heroines is the model with which today's readers can readily identify and who the authors believe, become agents of social change for young women.
Through careful research that draws on recent scholarship about female adolescent development,
With an annotated list of titles for suggested reading following each chapter Declarations of Independence is the ideal resource for middle and high school teachers, for school and public librarians, a
| Published | Apr 01 2002 |
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| Format | Hardback |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 192 |
| ISBN | 9780810842908 |
| Imprint | Scarecrow Press |
| Dimensions | 222 x 145 mm |
| Series | Studies in Young Adult Literature |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
