| Description |
1 online resource (xxi, 137 pages) : illustrations. |
| Series |
Scarecrow studies in young adult literature ; 28 |
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Scarecrow studies in young adult literature ; 28.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 119-127) and index. |
| Contents |
Chronology; Preface; Acknowledgments; Chapter One. The Original Project Girl: Humble Beginnings; Chapter Two. On Becoming a Writer: Project Girl; Chapter Three. Real Project Girls: A Literary Journey of Discovery; Chapter Four. Harlem Boys: Brother Hood and Harlem Hustle; Chapter Five. Shifting Gears: Girls of Color; Chapter Six. Urban Fiction: Answering the Call; Chapter Seven. I Write Stories with Happy Endings; Epilogue; References; Index; About the Author. |
| Summary |
Much has been written about the state of Black adolescence--often from a sociological point of view situating Black teens in an at-risk category. However, through her characters, young adult author Janet McDonald (1954-2007) presents the wide range of adolescent life. McDonald especially presents to readers the multifarious views of society in relation to the self-efficacious drive of urban teens to rise above their circumstances by any means necessary. Janet McDonald: The Original Project Girl is abio-critical study of McDonald and her work as it relates to the contributions she has made to t. |
| Note |
Print version record. |
| Local Note |
EBSCOhost Biography Reference Center |
| Subject |
McDonald, Janet, 1953-2007.
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McDonald, Janet, 1953-2007. (OCoLC)fst00416973
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Authors, American -- 20th century -- Biography.
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African American women authors -- Biography.
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Literary.
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LITERARY CRITICISM -- American -- General.
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African American women authors. (OCoLC)fst00799477
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Authors, American. (OCoLC)fst00821764
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| Chronological Term |
1900-1999
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| Genre/Form |
Biographies. (OCoLC)fst01919896
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Ross-Stroud, Catherine. Janet McDonald. Lanham, Md. : Scarecrow Press, 2009 9780810858022 0810858029 (DLC) 2008030712 (OCoLC)233813799 |
| ISBN |
9780810863569 (electronic book) |
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0810863561 (electronic book) |
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9780810858022 (cloth ; alkaline paper) |
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0810858029 (cloth ; alkaline paper) |
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