On children's literature and the (im)possibility of it gets better

English Studies in Canada

Volumn 38, Issue 3-4, 2012, Pages 83-104

  Mason, Derritt ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

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EID: 84885586450     PISSN: 03170802     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/esc.2013.0000     Document Type: Article

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