Language, Gender and Children's Fiction

by Jane Sunderland

Book Overview

This is an original, scholarly yet accessible contribution to the field of children's fiction. It focuses on gender in relation to children's fiction and the role that language plays in this relationship. Girls' and boys' reading itself is looked at, as well as the books that they encounter - including the Harry Potter series, Louis Sachar's prizewinning Holes, fairy tales and school reading schemes.

The book treats fiction as fiction, using...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1441138188
• ISBN13: 9781441138187
• Release Date: September 2012
• Publisher: Continuum
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.84 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"