This is a book about choice. Roberta Jean Bryant gives readers a wealth of support in choosing discovery and growth over the malaise of the perpetual recovery mode. She insists that it is dangerous to stop compulsive behaviors without experiencing other changes in thinking, feeling and relating to the world.
This is a book about choice. Roberta Jean Bryant gives readers a wealth of support in choosing discovery and growth over the malaise of the perpetual recovery mode. She insists that it is dangerous to stop compulsive behaviors without experiencing other changes in thinking, feeling and relating to the world.
The Young Adult novel is ordinarily characterized as a coming-of-age story, in which the narrative revolves around the individual growth and maturation of a character, but Roberta Trites expands this notion by chronicling the dynamics of power and repression that weave their way through YA books. Characters in these novels must learn to negotiate the levels of power that exist in the myriad social institutions within which they function, including family, church, government, and school. Trites argues that the development of the genre over the past thirty years is an outgrowth of postmodernism, since YA novels are, by definition, texts that interrogate the social construction of individuals. Drawing on such nineteenth-century precursors as Little Women and Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Disturbing the Universe demonstrates how important it is to employ poststructuralist methodologies in analyzing adolescent literature, both in critical studies and in the classroom. Among the twentieth-century authors discussed are Blume, Hamilton, Hinton, Le Guin, L'Engle, and Zindel. Trites' work has applications for a broad range of readers, including scholars of children's literature and theorists of post-modernity as well as librarians and secondary-school teachers. Disturbing the Universe: Power and Repression in Adolescent Literature by Roberta Seelinger Trites is the winner of the 2002 Children's Literature Association's Book Award. The award is given annually in order to promote and recognize outstanding contributions to children's literature, history, scholarship, and criticisim; it is one of the highest academic honors that can accrue to an author of children's literary criticism.
Ten percent of the United States population over the age of sixty-five live in Florida. SENIOR PURSUITS captures the vitality & ingenuity of thirty-two of these older adults--getting involved in their community, helping others, furthering their education, or finding creative outlets. Each chapter describes how these senior adults discovered their pursuits. Many gained insight & help from organizations, agencies, & publications, which are listed in an extensive resource section. According to U.S. Senator Bob Graham, "SENIOR PURSUITS illustrates that seniors are one of Florida's great natural resources...." Dr. Michael Salamon says, "This book...is clearly beneficial for both specialists in the field as well as the clients they serve....Even if you are not a resident I recommend this book for your library. This is one of the best books of the genre." SENIOR PURSUITS is an inspiration & guide for those beginning endeavors & those still searching. Author Roberta Sandler is an award winning freelance writer whose articles appear in THE NEW YORK TIMES, CHICAGO TRIBUNE, THE MIAMI HERALD, GOOD HOUSEKEEPING, LADIES HOME JOURNAL, & elsewhere. Distributed through Baker & Taylor, Southern Book Service, Quality Books, or the publisher, Valiant Press, P.O. Box 330568, Miami, FL 33233, (305) 665-1889.
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