Girls on Fire
Subtitle: Transformative Heroines in Young Adult Dystopian Literature
Publisher: McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
Published: 2018
Language: eng
Number of pages: 290
ISBN-13: 9780786499281
Subjects: American fiction, history and criticism, 21st century; Youth in literature
Description: Under the threat of climate change, corruption, inequality and injustice, American may feel they are living in a dystopian novel come to life. Like many American narratives, dystopian stories often focus on males as the agents of social change. With a focus on the intersections of race, gender, class, sexuality and power, the author analyzes the themes, issues and characters in young adult (YA) dystopian fiction featuring female protagonists--the Girls on Fire who inspire progressive transformation for the future--back cover.