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While the opioid epidemic rages on in the US, adolescent drug use and abuse is often left unaddressed in university and public-school classrooms. In an effort to support educator's conversations with youth about drug and alcohol addiction, this study draws on the theory of figured worlds to conduct a critical content analysis of 10 YAL novels to understand how adolescents with addiction are constructed within the selected texts. Our findings detail three themes that work together to construct figured worlds in which: the majority of protagonists in the texts are middle class, white, teenage girls; the protagonists' experiences around addiction are preceded by one or a series of traumatic events; and, due to their privilege, the protagonists have ready access to rehabilitation facilities and other mental health supports. We offer both implications for our findings and directions for future research.
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Children''s Literature in Education has been a key source of articles on all aspects of children''s literature for more than 50 years, featuring important interviews with writers and artists. It covers classic and contemporary material, the highbrow and the popular, and ranges across works for very young children through to young adults. It features analysis of fiction, poetry, drama and non-fictional material, plus studies in other media such as film, TV, computer games, online works; visual narratives from picture books and comics to graphic novels; textual analysis and interpretation from differing theoretical perspectives; historical approaches to the area; reader-response work with children; ideas for teaching children''s literature; adaptation, translation and publishing.
CLE is a peer-reviewed journal covering children''s literature worldwide, suitable for professionals in the field (academics, librarians, teachers) and any other interested adults.
- Features stimulating articles and interviews on noted children''s authors
- Presents incisive critiques of classic and contemporary writing for young readers
- Contains articles on fiction, non-fiction, poetry, picture books and multimedia texts
- Describes and assesses developments in literary pedagogy
- Welcomes ideas for ‘special issues’ on particular themes or critical approaches
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