Title: Coming of age in children's literature
Description: "Margaret Meek and Victor Watson provide an 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?'"--Jacket.
Subjects: Bildungsromans, Books and reading, Children, Children's literature, American, Children's literature, English, Criticism and interpretation, History and criticism, Maturation (Psychology) in literature, Rites and ceremonies in literature, English Bildungsromans, American Bildungsromans, Children's literature, history and criticism, Children, books and reading
Places: English-speaking countries
People: Cynthia Voigt, Jan Mark, Philippa Pearce