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Peer reviewedOverstreet, Deborah Wilson – ALAN Review, 2001
Explores how labor history has been written in books for young readers. Discusses 12 books that focus on the "monstrous working conditions, the miserable poverty of the workers, and the callous apathy of the bosses." Notes that these novels avoid any meaningful discussion of the inherent injustices of capitalism, class structure, and the belief in…
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Labor Relations, Secondary Education, Social Problems
