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Issue Details:
First known date:
2012...
vol.
88
no.
3
May/June
2012
of
The Horn Book Magazine
est. 1924
The Horn Book Magazine
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* Contents derived from the 2012 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
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What Makes a Good YA Dystopian Novel?,
single work
criticism
(p. 55-60)Dystopias are characterized as a society that is a counter-utopia, a repressed, controlled, restricted system with multiple social controls put into place via government, military, or powerful authority figures. Issues of surveillance and invasive technologies are often key, as is a constant emphasis that this is not a place where you'd want to live. This article discusses this definition in relation to young adult fiction.
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A Bus Called Heaven,
single work
review
— Review of A Bus Called Heaven 2011 single work picture book ; (p. 60-67) - Bob Graham on 'A Bus Called Heaven', Cynthia K. Ritter (interviewer), single work interview (p. 66)
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No Bears,
single work
review
— Review of No Bears 2011 single work picture book ; (p. 68-69) -
Shift,
single work
review
— Review of Shift 2011 single work novel ; (p. 75-76) -
Froi of the Exiles,
single work
review
— Review of Froi of the Exiles 2011 single work novel ; (p. 92-93) -
Duck for a Day,
single work
review
— Review of Duck for a Day 2010 single work children's fiction ; (p. 94-95) -
A Confusion of Princes,
single work
review
— Review of A Confusion of Princes 2012 single work novel ; (p. 95-96)
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