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Yoder, Jan M. – 1978
To determine the relative importance of four narrative factors in the reading interests of male and female adolescents, 485 tenth through twelfth graders read 32 synopses of imaginary plots involving adolescents. The four narrative factors are: sex of the protagonist, setting, narration, and portrayal of events. Each of the factors was bipolarized…
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Females, High School Students, Literature Appreciation
Thomson, Jack – Australian Journal of Reading, 1985
States that teachers need to understand the appeal of novels that teenagers prefer to read and analyzes a popular romantic novel, "Flowers in the Attic." (DF)
Descriptors: Content Analysis, Females, Literature Appreciation, Reader Response
