Describes several observable differences between fiction for children and fiction for adults, especially in the areas of plot development, conventions, and the need for rational explanations of events. (DD)

Examines the role of the creative writer in influencing people in ways that drastically change lifestyles or lead to social and political efforts to reform society. (RB)

A writing instructor discussed the processes of thought that accompany students learning to write. (RK)

A teacher of creative writing discusses some of the problems students encounter in writing fiction and suggests the teacher's role is to provide a stimulating climate. (RB)

Describes a science fiction course in which students learn to identify the characteristics and themes of science fiction and are required to write one science fiction story. (RB)

This review of social problem novels for young adults opens with a brief background of the genre, then lists the dominant themes of social problem fiction and nonfiction novels that have been published in the last two years, such as alcoholism, alienation, death, growing up and self-awarness, drugs, and divorce. Other themes mentioned are…

A BIBLIOGRAPHIC LISTING WAS COMPILED IN CONNECTION WITH A RESEARCH PROJECT ON THE SYNTAX OF CONTEMPORARY BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE. THE DOCUMENT WAS NOT INTENDED TO BE AN EXHAUSTIVE INVENTORY OF CONTEMPORARY BRAZILIAN LITERATURE. SUBJECTS INCLUDED ARE FICTION AND NON-FICTION IN THE HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES. ANNOTATIONS ARE NOT INCLUDED. THE DATES…

The use of realism is valuable in children's literature when it fulfills these requirements: the subject is familiar to children; the characters are convincing; and the story is interesting, presents a hopeful solution, and deals courageously with the issues that touch the lives of the young readers. Relevant realism responds to the curiosity,…

The mass production of books dealing with hitherto taboo subjects for children, such as drug use, divorce, illegitimacy, and death, is a growing trend in children's literature. This paper attempts to demonstrate the inherent difficulties in judging such books critically through a discussion of the handling of death in current children's fiction.…

This book list, a sampling of resources from the Denver Public Library, pertains to the Indians of North America, especially those west of the Mississippi River. The annotated list is divided into two main parts: "Adult and Young Adult Books, Films, and Records" and "Children's Books, Films, and Records." The bulk of the list is adult and young…

The purpose of this study was to establish the extent to which children's science fiction reflected adult concern with technology and its impact on human values. Two instruments were designed. The first measured thematic analysis and consisted of six theme categories. The second measured content analysis and consisted of three value categories:…

A report, in book form, of a "user-survey" concerned with the best current classroom practice in making use of novels, short stories, biographies, etc. The findings are based partly on teachers' replies to a questionnaire about their use of particular books and partly on the author's visits to a number of schools where he observed lessons and…