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Reynolds, Nancy Thalia.

Mixed heritage in young adult literature / Nancy Thalia Reynolds. - Lanham, Md. : Scarecrow Press, 2009. - xxv, 245 p. ; 23 cm. - Scarecrow studies in young adult literature ; 32 . - Scarecrow studies in young adult literature ; 32. .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 223-229) and index.

Mulatto heiress to tragic mulatto : the evolution of an archetype -- Contemporary YA fiction in black and white -- Natives and newcomers -- Divided loyalties : immigrant mixed heritage -- Finding home : mixed-heritage adopted characters -- Mixed heritage in nonfiction for young adults.

ISBN: 9780810859692 (cloth : alk. paper) 0810859696 (cloth : alk. paper) 9780810867109 (ebook) 0810867109 (ebook)

LCCN: 2008043257

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Young adult literature, American--History and criticism.
Young adult literature, English--History and criticism.
Multiracial people in literature
Multiracial people--Race identity.
Ethnicity in literature.
Race in literature.
Cultural fusion in literature.
Cultural fusion.
Ethnicity.
Literature.
Race.
Racially mixed people.
Racially mixed people--Race identity.
Young adult literature, American.
Young adult literature, English.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Criticism, interpretation, etc.

LC Class. No.: PS 173 .R33 / R49 2009