Liminal Spaces in Children’s and Young Adult Literature: Stories from the In Between

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Mark I. West Jonathan Alexander

Liminal Spaces in Children’s and Young Adult Literature

Stories from the In Between

Mark I. West, Jonathan Alexander, Michele D. Castleman , Paula T. Connolly

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Lexington Books/Fortress Academic
15 April 2024

Children's literature studies: general

Scholars in the field of children’s literature studies began taking an interest in the concept of “liminal spaces” around the turn of the 21st century. For the first time, Liminal Spaces in Children’s and Young Adult Literature: Stories from the In Between brings together in one volume a collection of original essays on this topic by leading children’s literature scholars. The contributors in this collection take a wide variety of approaches to their explorations of liminal spaces in children’s and young adult literature. Some discuss how children’s books portray the liminal nature of physical spaces, such as the children’s room in a library. Others deal with more abstract portrayals, such as the imaginary space where Max goes to escape the reality of his bedroom in Maurice Sendak’s Where the Wild Things Are. All of the contributors, however, provide keen insights into how liminal spaces figure in children’s and young adult literature.

Contributions by: Jonathan Alexander, Michele D. Castleman, Paula T. Connolly, Paige D'Encarnacao
Edited by: Mark I. West
Imprint: Lexington Books/Fortress Academic
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 237mm, Width: 159mm, Spine: 24mm
Weight: 544g
ISBN: 9781666938876
ISBN 10: 1666938874
Pages: 230
Publication Date: 15 April 2024
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Mark I. West is professor in the English department at the University of North Carolina in Charlotte.

Reviews for Liminal Spaces in Children’s and Young Adult Literature: Stories from the In Between

A lively and diverse set of meditations on liminality in and around children's literature, as observable in both single texts (as in the essays in Part Two) and across multitextual and/or multigeneric registers (as in Part One). Addressing titles and contexts both familiar and surprising, contributors show how literature makes the most of liminality's affordances, enlarging our options for thinking, learning, and living. --Kenneth Kidd, University of Florida