TY  - BOOK
AU  - Brown,Joanne
TI  - Immigration narratives in young adult literature: crossing borders 
T2  - Scarecrow studies in young adult literature
SN  - 9780810860568 (hardback : alk. paper)
AV  - PS 228 .E55 B74 2011 
PY  - 2011///
CY  - Lanham, Md.
PB  - Scarecrow Press
KW  - Young adult literature, American
KW  - History and criticism
KW  - Immigrants' writings, American
KW  - American literature
KW  - 20th century
KW  - Emigration and immigration in literature
KW  - Immigrants in literature
KW  - Young adults in literature
N1  - 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
N2  - 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
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