Immigration narratives in young adult literature : crossing borders /
Joanne Brown.
- Lanham, Md. : Scarecrow Press, 2011.
- x, 164 pages ; 23 cm.
- Scarecrow studies in young adult literature .
- Scarecrow studies in young adult literature ; 42. .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 147-150) and index.
Preface -- The golden door -- The beckoning shores -- The journey -- Strangers in a strange land -- Illustrated immigration -- Immigrant children: rebels with a cause -- Conclusion.
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.
Young adult literature, American--History and criticism. Immigrants' writings, American--History and criticism. American literature--History and criticism.--20th century Emigration and immigration in literature. Immigrants in literature. Young adults in literature.