John Marsden : Darkness, Shadow, and Light.
Title:
John Marsden : Darkness, Shadow, and Light.
Author:
Moore, John Noell.
ISBN:
9780810877436
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (138 pages)
Series:
Studies in Young Adult Literature ; v.40
Studies in Young Adult Literature
Contents:
Acknowledgments -- Chronology -- 1 -- Marsden on Fiction -- 2 -- Faces and Fears -- 3 -- Self-discovery in Take My Word for It -- 4 -- Writing in the Dark -- 5 -- The Music of the Dark Angel -- 6 -- The Great Gatenby -- 7 -- The Journey -- 8 -- Checkers -- 9 -- Out of Time -- 10 -- The Tomorrow Series -- 11 -- Marsden's Hamlet -- 12 -- A Final Word -- Bibliography -- About the Author.
Abstract:
John Marsden is the best known of all contemporary Australian writers for young adults. A master storyteller, Marsden's 7-volume Tomorrow Series has become a landmark in Australian YA fiction, capturing the hearts and minds of readers around the world. This critical study of Marsden's work explores how he develops his story ideas, the major beliefs and themes that are interwoven into his stories, how he creates his characters, and much more. Marsden fans, literature students, and teachers will find this an engaging YA Lit resource.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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