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Direct linkCairns, Sue Ann – Children's Literature in Education, 2009
The Canadian young adult novel "The Maestro" by Tim Wynne-Jones foregrounds the relationship between imagination and subjective agency. While Burl uses his imagination at the beginning to protect himself from his abusive father, his fantasies become dress rehearsals for small performances that allow him to try on new identities and exercise…
Descriptors: Imagination, Young Adults, Fairy Tales, Interpersonal Relationship
