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Direct linkArmstrong, Judith; Rudd, David – Children's Literature in Education, 2004
Sonya Hartnett's "Thursday's Child" was published in Australia by Penguin Books in 2000. Editions are available in the UK (Walker Books, 2002), the USA (Candlewick, 2002), as well as in Canada, Germany, Italy, Norway, and Denmark. In 2002, the book was awarded the "Guardian's" Children's Fiction Prize in the UK. Like Harper,…
Descriptors: Authors, Novels, Childrens Literature, Reader Response
Peer reviewedHeyde, Emma – Children's Literature in Education, 2000
Examines Gary Crew's novel written for a young adult audience, called "Strange Objects," a story containing verifiable historical fact interwoven with elements of fiction and the supernatural. Shows how the numerous genres and viewpoints in the book challenge and contradict one another, forcing young readers to perform resistant readings…
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Novels
Peer reviewedRowell, Jack A.; And Others – Educational Psychology: An International Journal of Experimental Educational Psychology, 1990
Presents a study of the effect of differences in reading strategies on the construction of meaning from novel length text. Discusses relevant psychological theory. Hypothesizes effects of differing strategies in reading the book "Animal Farm." Concludes that teacher-directed reading provides a depth of meaning not found when students…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Graduate Students, Higher Education, Literature Appreciation
