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Download full textBrenna, Beverley – International Journal of Special Education, 2008
North American children's authors have not been inclusive of characters with special needs when it comes to assigning the role of protagonist. While books with depictions of characters with identified exceptionalities have appeared on bookstore shelves and awards' lists, these characters have generally been relegated to subsidiary positions,…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Attitude Change, Stereotypes, Fiction
