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The new Southern girl, female adolescence in the works of 12 women authors, Caren J. Town

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The new Southern girl, female adolescence in the works of 12 women authors, Caren J. Town
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eng
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 181-193) and index
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index present
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non fiction
Main title
The new Southern girl
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bibliography
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Caren J. Town
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female adolescence in the works of 12 women authors
Table Of Contents
Narratives of development/developing narratives -- "Becoming: maybe so" : breakdowns, setbacks, and triumphs in Lee Smith's novels -- "Three meal a day aftermaths" : Anne Tyler's determined adolescents -- "One layer deeper" : on the road and in country with Sam Hughes -- "People have no respect for girls" : Lucille Odom's ride through adolescence -- "The hope of the remade life" : Allison's and Gibbons' rewritten girlhoods -- "Claim what is yours" : Tina McElroy Ansa's spiritual journey -- "Odd how things are and then they aren't" : Janisse Ray's identity of loss -- "A whole world of possibilities" : Jill McCorkle's troubled and tenacious girls -- "Keep on asking questions" : tough girls in young adult fiction
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