Once Upon a Time in a Dark and Scary Book e-bog
200,69 DKK
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Contemporary American horror literature for children and young adults has two bold messages for readers: adults are untrustworthy, unreliable and often dangerous; and the monster always wins (as it must if there is to be a sequel). Examining the young adult horror series and the religious horror series for children (Left Behind: The Kids) for the first time, and tracing the unstoppable mon...
E-bog
200,69 DKK
Forlag
McFarland
Udgivet
25 maj 2018
Længde
209 sider
Genrer
Literary studies: fiction, novelists and prose writers
Sprog
English
Format
pdf
Beskyttelse
LCP
ISBN
9781476633442
Contemporary American horror literature for children and young adults has two bold messages for readers: adults are untrustworthy, unreliable and often dangerous; and the monster always wins (as it must if there is to be a sequel). Examining the young adult horror series and the religious horror series for children (Left Behind: The Kids) for the first time, and tracing the unstoppable monster to Seuss's Cat in the Hat, this book sheds new light on the problematic message produced by the combination of marketing and books for contemporary American young readers.