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Peer reviewedMackey, Margaret – Language Arts, 1990
Explores the enormous attraction for young readers of series books (such as Nancy Drew, Hardy Boys, and currently "The Baby-Sitters Club"). Discusses what children might learn from such reading, often thought of as pap literature by adults. (SR)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Books, Children, Novels
