Censorship and Harry Potter
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A five page paper looking at the debate over Joanna Rowling's Harry Potter books. Looking particularly at her first novel in the series, "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone," the paper presents both the fundamentalist Christian viewpoint against the book and the more moderate secular argument in favor of it, finally concluding that the book does present sound moral values. Bibliography lists six sources.
Filename: KBpott4.wps

Children as Outsiders in Juvenile Lit.
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A 5 page essay that examines three books about juveniles facing exclusion (in some form) within different societal contexts. The books examined are Quintana's The Baboon King, Yumoto's The Friends, and Morgenstern's Secret Letters from 0 to 10. No additional sources cited.
Filename: khjuvlit.wps

Children's literature
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A nine page paper which looks at the significance of the adult and child voice in three works of children's literature: Alice in Wonderland, Little Women and The Secret Garden. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: JLalice.rtf

Children's Literature / Fantasy & Science Fiction
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A 9 page research essay on the necessity of allowing children to form their own ideas from reading. The writer posits that fantasy and science fiction are good genres for children and argues this in terms of fable, myth, and even horror stories. The reason: intellectual development and a desire for reading. Bibliography lists 14 sources.
Filename: Fansci.wps

Children's Literature During World War II: Unfailing Optimism
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7 pages in length. The sole objective of children's literature during World War II was to put forth a sense of strength, hope and reassurance; despite the horrors of the Depression and World War II, children's literature written between the 1930s and 1950s witnessed an unfailing optimism. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Filename: TLCChdLt.rtf

Children's Literature: Borders between Worlds
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This 6 page paper discusses the way the characters in "Wind in the Willows" and "Peter Pan" move between the real world and the fantasy world of their stories. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: HVChdLit.rtf

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