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D'Angelo, Dolores A. – 1989
This study utilizes content analysis to compare and contrast the female protagonists in award-winning contemporary adolescent fiction. R. J. Havighurst's developmental tasks are discussed in reference to diverse female protagonists from approved school reading lists in Montgomery County, Maryland. Sara, from "Summer of the Swans" (Byars,…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Adolescent Literature, Adolescents, Characterization
