Out of This World: Why Literature Matters to Girls

by Holly Virginia Blackford

Book Overview

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 book:

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0807744662
• ISBN13: 9780807744666
• Release Date: April 2004
• Publisher: Teachers College Press
• Length: 178 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.0"