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Williams, Helen E. – School Library Journal, 1987
Analyzes 25 high-interest low-vocabulary fiction books and compares them to representative young adult literature in terms of 10 characteristics: youthful protagonist; adolescent's interpretation; direct exposition, dialogue, and confrontation; structural conventions; independent protagonist; consequential events; authoritative portrayals;…
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Comparative Analysis, Content Analysis, High Interest Low Vocabulary Books