BIBLIOGRAPHY
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Australian Young Adult Novels:
[2001][2000] [1999] [1998] [1997] [1996] [1995] [1994] [1993] [1992] [1991] [1990][1989] [1988] [1987][1984]
Marsden, John. (1987) So Much To Tell You. Glebe, NSW: Walter McVitty.
Hartnett, Sonya. (1984) Trouble All the Way. Sydney: Rigby.
Australian Book & Journal Articles:
Absent Parents / Family Issues
Bleak Fiction & The Need for Hope
Censorship & Controversial Issues
Absent Parents / Adolescents / Family Issues
Beere, Diana. (1998, December) 'Representations of the "Absent Mother" in Australian Adolescent Fiction' in Papers: Explorations into Children's Literature, Vol. 8, No. 3, pp. 16-24
Chodorow, N. & Contratto, S. (1982) ' The fantasy of the perfect mother' in B.Thorne (ed) Rethinking the Family: Some Feminist Questions, New York: Longman, pp. 54-75.
Poston-Anderson, Barbara & Weidenbach, Lisa. (1995) 'Coping Behaviours in Young Adult Fiction' in Orana, Vol. 31, No. 4, pp. 250-257. [A survey of 37 works of fiction published between 1990 - 1993]
Rutherford, Leonie. (1993)'"Lineaments of gratified [parental] desire": Romance and domestication in some recent Australian children's fiction' in Papers: Explorations into Children's Literature Vol. 4, No. 1, pp. 3-13.
Starke, Ruth. 'The Absent Mum in Children's Literature: Where have all the Mothers Gone?'[Online] : http://family.go.com/Features…8_05/melb/melb58deadmum/melb58deadmum.htm [Accessed: 3/18/00 11.18am]
Welch, B. (1994) 'Parents now and then' in Viewpoint:On Books for Young Adults, Vol. 2, No. 4, pp. 8-9.
Bleak Fiction & The Need for Hope [See also: Newspaper Articles]
Clark, Margaret. [Letter] Australian... March 1997 [Response to Legge]
Dixon, Robin. (1998) [Letter to the Editor of Orana] 'Forum' in Orana, Vol. 34, No. 1, pp.47-8. [A response to Maureen Nimon's 'The Need for Hope...' in Vol. 33, No. 4]
Donaghy, Bronwyn. ‘Diet of gloom robs our youth of enthusiasm.’ Australian...March 1997. [Response to Legge]
Harlen, Jonathan.(1997) 'You can't escape the power of the dark...or can you?' Magpies, Vol. 12, No. 2, May, pp. 10-13.
Heaney, Claire. ‘Too Much, Too Soon?’ Herald Sun (Melbourne), 05-01-1999, pp.O17
Legge, Kate. ‘Life Sucks, Timmy.’ Australian Magazine, 8-9 March, 1997, pp.10-14, 16-18.
Lonsdale, Michele. ‘Are you old enough to read this?’ Age, 19 August 1997, p.8 (Student Update).
McKenzie, John L. (1997) 'To be or not to be? Don't be a wuss: Life Sucks!: Moral responsibility and suicide in children's literature', in Access, Vol. 11, No. 3, August, pp. 10-13.
McKenzie, John L. [Letter to the Editor ~ A response to Maureen Nimon's article 'Finding the Acceptable Boundaries:The Challenge in Young Adult Literature'] in Orana, Vol.35, No.1, pp. (4)
(Name Supplied but withheld.) ‘Bleakness.’ www.geocities.com/EnchantedForest/Creek/7577/part2.htm
Nichol, Judy. ‘Children can’t always cope with grim realities.’ Australian, ...March 1997. [Response to Legge]
Nimon, M. (1997) 'The Need for Hope in Australian Adolescent Fiction - Your Role', in Orana, Vol. 33, No. 4, pp. 266-267.
Parry, Glyn. ‘Authors hit home when they tell it like it is.’ Australian, ...March, 1997.
Pearce, Jan. ‘Grim Fiction: the dark world of young writing.’ Age, 20 November 1995, pp.1&4 (Student Update)
Pearce, Sharyn. (1999) 'Harrowing tales: representing the urban in teenage grunge literature', in Finch, Lynette & McConville, Chris (Eds) Gritty Cities: images of the urban.Sydney: Pluto Press, pp. 75-85, 257-258.
Rouse, Rada. ‘Teenage books "nihilistic".’ Age, 11 December 2000, p.6.
Rubinstein, Gillian. ‘Teenagers need to hear positives and negatives.’ Australian...March 1997. [Response to Legge]
Sibree, Bron. ‘Telling teenagers the truth.’ Canberra Times, 9 June 1996, p.20.
Wilmoth, Peter. ‘Rejected author gets apology.’ Age, 25 November 2000, p.10.
Censorship & Controversial Issues
Atkin, Alison. (1980, June)'Selection and Use of Adolescent Literature with Controversial Themes - in the Library' in Controversial Issues in Adolescent Literature, Cheltenham, Sydney: Northern Districts Education Centre Cooperative Ltd, pp. 13-19.
Anderson, Don.(1999, May 22) 'Behind the lines. On the seduction of language' Sydney Morning Herald (Spectrum)p. 8s.
Cormier, Robert. (1992) 'The Writer and Self-Censorship' in At Least They're Reading! : Proceedings of the first National Conference of The Children's Book Council of Australia, Port Melbourne: Thorpe, pp. 33-36.
Donelson, Kenneth. (1985, March) 'Almost 13 Years of Book Protests...Now What?' School Library Journal, Vol. 31, No. 7, pp. ??
Drewe, Robert. (1992/3) 'Creativity or cross-dressing?' Australian Author, 24, No. 4, Summer, pp. ??
Editorial. (1999, Jun.11) 'Censorship' Sydney Morning Herald, p. 14.
Editorial. (1999, Apr.29) 'The violent imagination. Opinion' Sydney Morning Herald, p. 14.
Editorial. (1989, Nov.30) 'A sharp end to censorship' Sydney Morning Herald, p. 14.
Editorial. (1989, Nov.18) 'Education in turmoil' Sydney Morning Herald, pp. 6, 30, 32.
Godden, Anne. (1994) 'Hyland House's Teenage Publishing' in The Written World: Youth and Literature, Agnes Nieuwenhuizen (ed), Melbourne: DW Thorpe, pp. ??
Gleeson, Libby. (1992) 'Are there books children should not be reading?' in At Least They're Reading! : Proceedings of the first National Conference of The Children's Book Council of Australia, Port Melbourne: Thorpe, pp. 5-8.
Kroll, Jeri. (1996) 'Gillian Rubinstein's Beyond the Labyrinth: A court case and its aftermath', in PARA.DOXA, Vol. 2, No. 3-4, pp. 332-345.
Lehr, Susan (ed). (1995) Battling Dragons: Issues and Controversy in Children's Literature, Portsmouth NH: Heinemann.
Morrow, Robin. (1992) 'Are there books children should not be reading?' in At Least They're Reading! : Proceedings of the first National Conference of The Children's Book Council of Australia, Port Melbourne: Thorpe, pp. 9-11.
Williams, Claire Louise & Dillon, Ken. (1993) Brought to Book: Censorship and School Libraries in Australia. Port Melbourne, Victoria: ALIA Thorpe.
Nimon, Maureen. 'Scales of Judgment - Justice for all or the strange case of the prophet and pervert, John Marsden'. Orana, Nov. 1999, pp.5-16
Nimon, Maureen. 'Australian Adolescent Fiction of the 1990s: A Decline From a Glorious Past?' Orana, Vol. 33, No. 1, Feb. 1997, pp. ? (5) [accessed 20/04/00]
Hartnett, Sonya. (at the Melbourne writers' festival) 'Why don't they read proper books?' Viewpoint, 7 (4) Summer, 1999, pp. 9-10.
Jameyson, Karen. 'Contents may offend some readers' The Horn Book Magazine, Vol. 73, 19/09/1997, pp. 549 (4).
Reichard, Sue. ‘Dark YA Themes.’ Publisher’s Weekly, Spring 1988.
Literary Criticism & Children's Literature:
Hunt, Peter. (1990) Children's Literature: The Development of Criticism. London and New York: Routledge, 1990.
Lurie, Alison. (1990) Don't Tell the Grown-ups: Subversive Children's Literature. Boston: Little, Brown & Co.
McVitty, Walter. (1981) Innocence and Experience: Essays on Contemporary Australian Children's Writers. Melbourne: Thomas Nelson.
Nieuwenhuizen, Agnes. (1994) The Written World: Youth and Literature, Melbourne: D.W. Thorpe.
Saxby, Maurice. (1993) The Proof of the Puddin: Australian Children's Literature 1970-1990. Gosford: Ashton Scholastic.
Westwater, Martha. (2000) Giant Despair Meets Hopeful: Kristevan Readings in Adloescent Fiction. Edmonton, Alberta: The University of Alberta Press.
Matthews, Stephen. (1998) The Eye of the Soul: Australian writers for young adults and children discuss the imaginative process. Grange, Qld: Magpies Magazine Pty Ltd.
Nieuwenhuizen, Agnes. (1991) No Kidding: Top writers for young people talk about their work. Chippendale, NSW: Pan Macmillan.
Cormier, Robert. (1992) 'The Writer and Self-Censorship' in At Least They're Reading! : Proceedings of the first National Conference of The Children's Book Council of Australia, Port Melbourne: Thorpe, pp. 33-36.
Donaghy, Bronwyn. 'Diet of gloom robs our youth of enthusiasm' [Letter], The Australian, 13/03/97, p. 10.
Heaney, Claire. 'Too Much, Too Soon?' Herald Sun (Melbourne), 05/01/99, p. O17.
Legge, Kate. 'Life Sucks, Timmy' The Australian Magazine, March 8-9, 1997, pp. 10-14 & 16-18.
Macintyre, Pam. 'Generation Next' The Australian, 14/07/99, pp. B25.
Nichol, Judy. 'Children can't always cope with grim realities' The Australian, 13/03/97, p. 10.
Pearce, Jan. 'Grim Fiction' The Age (Student Update, Vol.2, No.36), November 20, 1995, pp. 1 & 4.
Sibree, Bron. 'Telling teenagers the truth' The Canberra Times, 09/06/1996, p. 20.
* Last updated 30/06/01