A Tale of Two Wheatleys: The Biographical Fiction of Shirley Graham and Ann Rinaldi

VanderHaagen, Sara C.

doi:10.1353/chq.2018.0033

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“…More specifically, in biographical novels, the authors disentangle the intertwined threads of fiction and reality by starting off with real life incidents of the historical figure whose biography they are writing, then adding details that are sometimes unverified or invented to add literary value to their work (Guignery 2007;Sahinis 1989: 206;VanderHaagen 2018a). Especially in fictional biographies for children and adolescents, authors describe and narrate a person's past as history and each selected personality constitutes, in most cases, a behavioural role model (Meyers, Holbrook & May 2009).…”

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Gender Stereotypes in Historical Biographical Novels for Children and Young Adults

Angelaki

2023

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Biographical novels for children constitute an interesting case, as authors employ their creative imagination while combining history and factual descriptions to invite young readers to become part of a distant reality rich in social, anthropological and historical significance. This article focuses on the work of Greek writer Kira Sinou titled Anna and Theophano: Princesses Abroad (Άννα και Θεοφανώ, πριγκίπισσες στα ξένα, Κέδρος 2004) and her effort to narrate the life of significant feminine personalities of the Byzantine period in a “truthful” sense, so as to revive literary past-present dialogues. This article aspires to highlight the ways in which the author makes use of the narrative nature of historiography to reveal the Byzantine past to children and adolescents, attempting not only to underline the importance of timeless sociopolitical issues, but also to contribute to the shaping of children’s self-identity and attitudes by using gender stereotypes and critical literacy practices.

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Section: The Mixed Genre Of the Biographical Novelmentioning

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Gender Stereotypes in Historical Biographical Novels for Children and Young Adults

Angelaki

2023

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Virtual Erasure: Ntozake Shange, Black Spaces, Wealth, and Children’s Biographies

Hinton

2023

Intl Research in Children's Literature

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In “‘The White Space’”, sociologist Elijah Anderson notes that, despite some integration post- Brown v. Board of Education, certain public areas continue to be perceived as ‘white spaces’. Conversely, Black spaces, largely due to media portrayals, are identified as the ghetto. This article explores how Ntozake Shange’s children’s biographies combat such limited characterisations and teach lessons that oppose notions of Black spaces as ghettoes.

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A Tale of Two Wheatleys: The Biographical Fiction of Shirley Graham and Ann Rinaldi

Cited by 2 publications

References 29 publications

Gender Stereotypes in Historical Biographical Novels for Children and Young Adults

Gender Stereotypes in Historical Biographical Novels for Children and Young Adults

Virtual Erasure: Ntozake Shange, Black Spaces, Wealth, and Children’s Biographies

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