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"Scholars traditionally distinguish Mark Twain from Louisa May Alcott based on gender differences, but Roberta Seelinger Trites argues that there are enough similarities between the two authors' intellectual lives that their novels share interconnected social agendas. Trites doe…
Introduction: beginning with endings: death in children's literature -- Points of departure: death, culture, representation -- Matilda's last dance: death and historical fiction -- Verisimilitude: representing death 'in the real' -- Beyond consensus reality: death and fantasy fi…
"Knowledge about carnality and its limits provides the agenda for much of the fiction written for adolescent readers today, yet there exists little critical engagement with the ways in which it has been represented in the young adult novel in either discursive, ideological, or r…
"Colonial India in Children's Literature is the first book-length study to explore the intersections of children's literature and defining historical moments in colonial India. Engaging with important theoretical and critical literature that deals with colonialism, hegemony, and…
Adult-to-child crossover fiction -- Rewriting for another audience -- Child-to-adult crossover fiction -- All ages fantasy -- Authors crossing over -- Publishers and the marketplace -- Paratexts and packaging -- Epilogue: Causes and consequences of the current crossover craze
In this volume, Beckett explores the global trend of crossover literature and explains how it is transforming literary canons, concepts of readerships, the status of authors, the publishing industry, and bookselling practices.