Oliver, Jo Ellen

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ERIC Number: EJ169545

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Publication Date: 1978

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"Old" and "New" Realism in Adolescents' Literature

Oliver, Jo Ellen

Journal of Reading, 21, 4, 335-8, Jan 78

Discusses whether the "old" realism has matured and the "new" realism (drugs, abortion, and homosexuality) in current books for young people. Compares "Skinny" (in the traditional vein) and "Mom, the Wolf Man and Me" (in terms of new realism). (JM)

Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Fiction, Literary Criticism, Realism, Relevance (Education), Secondary Education

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