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Osa, Osayimwense – ALAN Review, 1988
Discusses three "touchstone" young adult books by contemporary Nigerian writers--Jide Oguntoye's TOO COLD FOR COMFORT, Buchi Emecheta's THE BRIDE PRICE, and Agbo Areo's DIRECTOR! (MM)
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, African Literature, Contemporary Literature, Foreign Countries

Nist, Joan – ALAN Review, 1988
Discusses some works by the following Australian writers of young adult literature: Ivan Southall, Patricia Wrightson, Bill Scott, Ruth Manley, Allan Baillie, Colin Theile, Ruth Park, Lee Harding, Robin Klein, and Eleanor Spence. (MM)
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Australian Literature, Authors, Contemporary Literature