Janet McDonald by Catherine Ross-Stroud

Janet McDonald by Catherine Ross-Stroud

Much has been written about the state of Black adolescence-often from a sociological point of view situating Black teens in an at-risk category. However, through her characters, young adult author Janet McDonald (1954-2007) presents the wide range of adolescent life. McDonald especially presents to readers the multifarious views of society in relation to the self-efficacious drive of urban teens to rise above their circumstances by any means necessary. Janet McDonald: The Original Project Girl is a bio-critical study of McDonald and her work as it relates to the contributions she has made to the genre of teen fiction. It explains McDonald's profoundly realistic fiction, which holds wide appeal for teens in search of answers to the coming of age mystery. Catherine Ross-Stroud, in her study of McDonald's works and interviews with the author, has put together a comprehensive resource that will be a useful research tool.

Catherine Ross-Stroud is assistant professor of Language Arts and Literacy at Cleveland State University.

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ISBN 13	9780810858022
ISBN 10	0810858029
Title	Janet McDonald
Author	Catherine Ross-Stroud
Series	Studies In Young Adult Literature
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Scarecrow Press
Year published	2008-11-24
Number of pages	160
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