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Alternating Narratives in Fiction for Young Readers

Twice Upon a Time

Palgrave Macmillan

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  • Offers a new perspective on narrative theory from a world-class expert in the field of Children's Literature
  • Takes alternative narration as its sole subject - the first book to do so
  • Covers a wide range of novels from several continents

Part of the book series: Critical Approaches to Children's Literature (CRACL)

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Table of contents (9 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-ix
  2. Alternating Narratives: An Introduction

    • Perry Nodelman
    Pages 1-20
  3. Alternating Narratives as Puzzles

    • Perry Nodelman
    Pages 21-41
  4. Fictional Collage as Alternating Narratives

    • Perry Nodelman
    Pages 67-87
  5. Back Matter

    Pages 235-249

About this book

This book is about the implications of novels for young readers that tell their stories by alternating between different narrative lines focused on different characters. It asks: if you make sense of fiction by identifying with one main character, how do you handle two or more of them? Do novels with alternating narratives diverge from longstanding conventions and represent a significant change in literature for young readers? If not, how do these novels manage to operate within the parameters of those conventions? This book considers answers to these questions by means of a series of close readings that explore the structural, educational and ideological implications of a variety of American, British, Canadian and Australian novels for children and for young adults. 

Authors and Affiliations

  • CRYTC, Department of English, University of Winnipeg , Winnipeg, Canada

    Perry Nodelman

About the author

Perry Nodelman is Professor Emeritus at the University of Winnipeg, Canada, and the author of three previous books and around 150 essays in academic journals on various aspects of children's literature. He is the 2015 recipient of International Grimm Award for Research in Children’s Literature.

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eBook USD 79.99
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  • Read on any device
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  • Own it forever
Softcover Book USD 99.99
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  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info
Hardcover Book USD 109.99
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  • Durable hardcover edition
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