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[...]he doesn't necessarily need to diminish them, so neither do I, the writer, but that's the trope that we see: the parents are somehow less important to the purpose of things. The truth is there are millions of teenage boys out there who like to smoke pot. There are all these books out...

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Published inThe ALAN review Vol. 37; no. 3; p. 79
Main Author Miller, Jennifer
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Youngstown Assembly on Literature for Adolescents -- National Council of Teachers of English 01.07.2010
Subjects
Adolescent Literature
Audiences
Bootlegging
Core curriculum
Creative writing
Fiction
Garcia, Jerry
Historical fiction
Language arts
Literary Genres
Musical performances
Novellas
Novels
Parent Influence
Personality
Social Behavior
World Views
Writing
Writing Assignments
Writing Exercises
Writing Instruction
Young adults
New York
United States > US
Alaska
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Summary:[...]he doesn't necessarily need to diminish them, so neither do I, the writer, but that's the trope that we see: the parents are somehow less important to the purpose of things. The truth is there are millions of teenage boys out there who like to smoke pot. There are all these books out tfiere about African American or Hispanic boys living in the city doing drugs and being tough. Jennifer Miller is an associate professor of Education at Hiram College in Hiram, Ohio, where she is the coordinator of the Middle Childhood Education program and the Director of Assessment.
ISSN:1547-741X
0882-2840
1547-741X
DOI:10.21061/alan.v37i3.a.12