Scarecrow Press
Pages: 146
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Trim: 6 x 8¾
978-0-8108-8373-4 • Hardback • June 2012 • $83.00 • (£64.00)
978-0-8108-8374-1 • eBook • June 2012 • $78.50 • (£60.00)
James Blasingame Jr. is associate professor of English at Arizona State University, where he directs the program in Secondary English Education.
Kathleen Deakin is assistant professor at Metro State College, where she teaches classes in English education.
Laura A. Walsh is assistant professor at State University of New York at Potsdam, where she is the program coordinator for Secondary English Education.
Acknowledgements
Chapter 1: From Little Boys to Little Brown, How a Young Phoenix Housewife Became the World’s Most Celebrated Author in her Spare Time
Chapter 2: Mad about Meyer, Appeal and Apologies: A Critical Analysis of the Twilight Series
Chapter 3: Twilight
Chapter 4: New Moon
Chapter 5: Eclipse
Chapter Six: Breaking Dawn
Chapter 7: The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner, Midnight Sun, and “Hell on Earth”
Chapter 8: Stephenie in the Public Sphere: Eclipse Prom, Project Book Babe, Changing Hands Bookstore, Friends and Fans along the Way
Selected Bibliography
Index
About the Authors
The latest addition to the Scarecrow Studies in Young Adult Literature series, this volume provides some key biographical information about Stephenie Meyer as well as an overview of her Twilight series
— Children's Literature Association Quarterly
This Scarecrow Studies in Young Adult Literature volume presents Meyer’s journey from a mother who wrote 'just for fun' to pay off the family van to an unspoiled and sensitive international success surrounded by editors, publicists, and security guards. The authors acknowledge the widespread criticism of Meyer’s novels but point out that young adult authors focus on story and identification rather than long description or layered literary techniques. ... The chapters that focus on Meyer’s positive yet self-effacing personality will provide writing inspiration and models of conduct for teen girls. The analysis is fair and balanced, and the chapters that trace her work are helpful to teachers and librarians who wish to discuss or incorporate them into the curriculum. If you have Meyer’s works in your collection, you will want this guide.
— VOYA