John Marsden

Darkness, Shadow, and Light

By: John Noell Moore

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Hardcover | 28 October 2010

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3 - 17

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P - 7

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A master storyteller, John Marsden is Australia's best known writer for young adults. Marsden first found success with the publication of So Much To Tell You. Since then he has gone on to publish many popular and well-recognized titles, including those in the Tomorrow Series and The Ellie Chronicles. In his books, Marsden explores adolescents caught in a world of opposites, of innocence and guilt, idealism and realism, and joy and despair.

Marsden's world view and his faith in adolescents serve as the backdrop for John Noell Moore's critical readings of Marsden's major novels. In John Marsden: Darkness, Shadow, and Light, Moore investigates the full spectrum of Marsden's work, beginning with the author's life as a teacher and writer. Throughout the book, Moore weaves together Marsden's recurring themes, chief among them writing and storytelling as ways of constructing identity in the transition from childhood to adulthood and the ability of young adults to endure hardships and overcome seemingly insurmountable odds. The book is a valuable addition to the current scholarship on young adult literature and will be welcomed by middle and high school English teachers and students alike.

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Non-Fiction Literature, Poetry & Plays History & Criticism of Literature Children's & Teenage Literature Studies Kids & Children's Books Children's Non-Fiction Places & People for Children & Teenagers Educational Material English Literature Educational Material Library & Info Sciences Library Library & Information Services

Acknowledgments	p. ix
Chronology	p. xi
Marsden on Fiction: Unmasking Reality	p. 1
Faces and Fears: The Search for Identity in So Much to Tell You	p. 15
Self-discovery in Take My Word for It: A Sequel to So Much to Tell You	p. 29
Writing in the Dark: Letters from the Inside	p. 41
The Music of the Dark Angel: Dear Miffy	p. 55
The Great Gatenby: Humor and the Adolescent Male	p. 69
The Journey: The Quest Without and the Quest Within	p. 81
Checkers: The Political Novel	p. 101
Out of Time: The Postmodern Novel	p. 115
The Tomorrow Series: A Modern Epic for Young Adults	p. 137
Marsden's Hamlet: The Dark Prince	p. 163
A Final Word	p. 173
Bibliography	p. 175
Index	p. 181
About the Author	p. 185
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