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Peer reviewedO'Quinn, Elaine J. – ALAN Review, 2001
Describes how Laurie Halse Anderson's insightful novel, "Speak" (1999), reminds readers of the distance women have come in identifying the "oppressive and unhealthy behavior of the silences that so often betray them." Concludes that the oppression of silence which generations of women have stoically accepted is now being…
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Females, Feminism, Literary Criticism
Peer reviewedMoore, John Noell, Ed. – ALAN Review, 2000
Suggests the ultimate competition for writers of contemporary adolescent fiction is life--the world that children inhabit is getting stranger and stranger. Discusses parents' and adolescents' different reactions to the novel "Boys Lie," which addresses the issues of rape and sexual harassment. Presents reactions to the speech and the responses of…
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Controversial Issues (Course Content), Fiction, Parent Attitudes
