num_pages: 192
description: This truly breakthrough book takes the very process of reading and shakes it to its core. Opening new territory, Holly Blackford deftly challenges contemporary literary theory and identity politics regarding adolescent girls and their reading experiences. Having discovered how girls aged 8 to 16 actually construct meaning from texts, the author considers how these new findings impact English education. This provocative 
language: English
title: Out of This World: Why Literature Matters to Girls
titlecomplete: Out of This World: Why Literature Matters to Girls (Language and Literacy Series)
genres: Nonfiction
ratings_count: 13
series: Language and Literacy
publisher: Teachers College Press