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Record Nr.

UNINA9910809028603321

Autore

Moore John Noell

Titolo

John Marsden [[electronic resource] ] : darkness, shadow, and light / / John Noell Moore

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, : Scarecrow Press, 2010

ISBN

1-282-92242-4

9786612922428

0-8108-7743-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (271 p.)

Collana

Scarecrow studies in young adult literature ; ; no. 40

Disciplina

823/.914

Soggetti

Young adult fiction - Authorship

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Acknowledgments; Chronology; 1; Marsden on Fiction; 2; Faces and Fears; 3; Self-discovery in Take My Word for It; 4; Writing in the Dark; 5; The Music of the Dark Angel; 6; The Great Gatenby; 7; The Journey; 8; Checkers; 9; Out of Time; 10; The Tomorrow Series; 11; Marsden's Hamlet; 12; A Final Word; Bibliography; About the Author

Sommario/riassunto

John Marsden is the best known of all contemporary Australian writers for young adults. A master storyteller, Marsden's 7-volume Tomorrow Series has become a landmark in Australian YA fiction, capturing the hearts and minds of readers around the world. This critical study of Marsden's work explores how he develops his story ideas, the major beliefs and themes that are interwoven into his stories, how he creates his characters, and much more. Marsden fans, literature students, and teacher