Immigration narratives in young adult literature : crossing borders /
Although the United States prides itself as a nation of diversity, the country that boasts of its immigrant past also wrestles with much of its immigrant present. While conflicting attitudes about immigration are debated, newcomers--both legal and otherwise--continue to arrive on American soil. And...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
Publicado: |
Lanham, MD :
Scarecrow Press,
2010.
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Colección: | Scarecrow studies in young adult literature ;
no. 42. |
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Sumario: | Although the United States prides itself as a nation of diversity, the country that boasts of its immigrant past also wrestles with much of its immigrant present. While conflicting attitudes about immigration are debated, newcomers--both legal and otherwise--continue to arrive on American soil. And books about the immigrant experience--aimed at both adults and youth--are published with a fair amount of frequency. In Immigration Narrative in Young Adult Literature: Crossing Borders, Joanne Brown explores the experiences of adolescents as portrayed in young adult novels. Her study features protagon. |
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Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (x, 164 pages) |
Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references. |
ISBN: | 9780810877672 0810877678 0810860562 9780810860568 1282922459 9781282922457 9786612922459 6612922451 |