Children's Literature in the Nordic World by Nina Christensen and Charlotte Appel (review)

Abstract

Book Reviews relate to neoliberalism, providing welcome additions to the discourse of education-centric stories as they look toward the twenty-first-century sociopolitical climate. Aitchison’s examination of this genre affords key information about school as both an institution and a cultural concept, the experiences of children through the lens of school which overtakes a huge portion of their lives, and the way in which authors choose to portray such experiences. While Aitchison ultimately leaves the text with an air of uncertainty, anything less would dodge the precarity of the continuously evolving school story and do a disservice to the children at the center whose futures are still unfolding.