Presenting Cynthia Voigt
By: Suzanne Elizabeth Reid.
Series: Twayne's United States authors series ;; TUSAS 643.; Young adult authors; Twayne's United States authors series ;; TUSAS 643.; Twayne's United States authors series.
Publisher: Twayne Publishers; Prentice Hall International
Published: 1995
Place of publication: New York; London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 133
Subjects: Voigt, Cynthia -- Criticism and interpretation; Voight, Cynthia; Young adult fiction, American -- History and criticism; Youth -- Books and reading -- United States -- History -- 20th century; American literature -- History and criticism
Other titles: Cynthia Voigt
Description: In this first book-length introduction to the writer and her work, Suzanne Elizabeth Reid presents a finely crafted analysis of the complexities of plot, character, language, and theme distinguishing Voigt's fiction. Writing in an accessible style, Reid commences with an intriguing biographical sketch that draws on a rare, unpublished interview.

Subsequent chapters then examine each of the published works, grouped by the central motifs Reid identifies in Voigt's fiction: defining the self; reaching out, holding on, and letting go; ways of knowing; heroic ventures; and daring to live authentically. A closing chapter, "Voigt's Essential Ideas," synthesizes and crystallizes the elements that make this writer one of the most gifted voices in young adult literature today.

. Presenting Cynthia Voigt provides an engaging resource for middle and high school students and their teachers; librarians; and college and graduate students of young adult literature. Complementing the volume are a chronology, notes and references, selected bibliography, and index, as well as photographs.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 125-130) and index.
Based on the author's thesis (Ph. D.)--Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.