The new Southern girl : female adolescence in the works of 12 women authors /

The new Southern girl : female adolescence in the works of 12 women authors /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Town, Caren J., 1957-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., [2004]
Subjects:
American fiction > 20th century > History and criticism.
Girls in literature.
Women and literature > Southern States > History > 20th century.
American fiction > Southern States > History and criticism.
American fiction > Women authors > History and criticism.
Young adult fiction, American > History and criticism.
Women > Southern States > Intellectual life.
Teenage girls > Books and reading.
Teenage girls in literature.
Adolescence in literature.
Southern States > In literature.
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.