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Navigating?the Mysteries of Intersectional Injustices?in Karen McManus's Teen-Crime Novels
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DiMarco, Danette – Children's Literature in Education, 2023
In Karen McManus's first three young adult novels--"One of Us is Lying" (2017), "One of Us is Next" (2020), and "Two Can Keep a Secret" (2019)--dead teen bodies are literary cyphers around which adolescent characters learn to navigate intersectional injustices. McManus fulfills John Charles belief that all…
Descriptors: Intersectionality, Social Justice, Adolescent Literature, Crime