Coming Of Age In Children's Literature Growth And Maturity In The Work Of Phillippa Pearce, Cynthia Voigt And Jan Mark

Coming of Age in Children's Literature provides a profound and revealing examination of the treatment of personal development, maturation and rites of passage in literature written for children and adolescents. Including a broad survey of the theme across a number of genres and an in-depth analysis of the work of key writers, the authors work towards an answer to the question "What is a classic?" "Other Titles in the Contemporary Classics in Literature Series, edited by Morag Styles, include Frightening Fiction, Children at War, Alternative Worlds in Fantasy Fiction, Family Fictions and Guide to the Harry Potter Novels."Meek, Margaret is the author of 'Coming Of Age In Children's Literature Growth And Maturity In The Work Of Phillippa Pearce, Cynthia Voigt And Jan Mark', published 2005 under ISBN 9780826475640 and ISBN 0826475647.