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Download full textFitzgibbons, Shirley A.; Tilley, Carol L. – 1999
This preliminary study of 20 contemporary realistic fiction books for youth, in middle school and above, analyzed images of poverty using a framework adapted from the work of Robert Leahy. Findings are related to demographics, images of poverty and emerging themes. Results indicate that, as a whole, the sample of books rely on concrete images of…
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Characterization, Childrens Literature, Content Analysis
