DON'T TELL THE GROWN-UPS : Subversive Children's Literature
by Lurie, Alison
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0747506035
- ISBN 13
- 9780747506034
- Seller
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Korumburra, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
Synopsis
Don't Tell the Grown-Ups: Subversive Children's Literature is 16 essays by Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Alison Lurie that explore the world of children's literature, proving that the best-loved books tend to challenge adult values.
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- Bookseller
- Diversity Books, IOBA (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 011183
- Title
- DON'T TELL THE GROWN-UPS : Subversive Children's Literature
- Author
- Lurie, Alison
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition, First Impression
- ISBN 10
- 0747506035
- ISBN 13
- 9780747506034
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1990
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- ESSAYS, CHILDREN'S LITERATURE, LITERARY CRITICISM
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literary Criticism;
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Diversity Books, IOBA
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