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Direct linkCastleman, Michele D. – Children's Literature in Education, 2011
As a narrative series, Brandon Sanderson's humorous, middle grade, Alcatraz Smedry novels display some of the arguably vague concepts of Reader Response theorist Wolfgang Iser as accessible themes that encourage a critical understanding of the stories. "Alcatraz Versus the Evil Librarians" (2007), "Alcatraz Versus the Scrivener's Bones" (2008) and…
Descriptors: Reader Response, Novels, Childrens Literature, Fantasy
Peer reviewedMerchant, Peter – Children's Literature in Education, 1990
Discusses Robert Patlock's 1750 novel "The Life and Adventures of Peter Wilkins." Argues that the novel is more than just a late contribution to the tradition of the imaginary voyage, but a novel in which the voyage being traced is both the hero's and the reader's. (MG)
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Elementary Education, Literary Criticism, Novels
