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Record Nr.

UNINA9910973344003321

Autore

Helbig Alethea

Titolo

Dictionary of American children's fiction, 1995-1999 : books of recognized merit / / Alethea K. Helbig and Agnes Regan Perkins

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Westport, Conn., : Greenwood Press, 2002

ISBN

1-280-63727-7

9786610637270

0-313-01643-7

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (631 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

PerkinsAgnes

Disciplina

813/.54099282/03 B

Soggetti

Children's stories, American

American fiction - 20th century

Children's libraries

Best books

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

""CONTENTS""; ""PREFACE""; ""KEY TO AWARDS AND CITATIONS""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""J""; ""K""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""O""; ""P""; ""Q""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""U""; ""V""; ""W""; ""X""; ""Y""; ""Z""; ""LIST OF BOOKS BY AWARDS""; ""INDEX""

Sommario/riassunto

Children's literature mirrors changes in society, and books singled out for recognition reflect the standards and different interests of awards committees. This reference is a guide to American children's books that won awards between 1995 and 1999. Included are more than 750 alphabetically arranged entries for authors, titles, characters, and settings related to nearly 250 books. The volume demonstrates the growing number of multicultural works and novels about nontraditional families, while it also shows the continuing importance of historical fiction and the waning appeal of traditional adventure novels.