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Author: Abbye E. Meyer
Publisher: University Press of Mississippi
Imprint: University Press of Mississippi
Dimensions:
Width: 13.90cm
, Height: 1.10cm
, Length: 21.50cm
Weight: 0.258kg
ISBN: 9781496837578
ISBN 10: 1496837576
Pages: 204
Publication Date: 28 February 2022
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
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Reviews
From Wallflowers to Bulletproof Families is an important book that brings several threads of study into conversation: mental illness, physical disability and adolescence. Abbye E. Meyer makes the intriguing--and yes, potentially radical--argument that we need to resist the division of mind and body when thinking about disability.--Anna Mae Duane, author of Educated for Freedom: The Incredible Story of Two Fugitive Schoolboys Who Grew Up to Change a Nation
By highlighting the significance of YA literature and its potential for driving social change, Meyer's monograph represents a rich and valuable addition to disability studies and YA scholarship. With its compelling prose, this book is accessible to both academics and general readers. I believe From Wallflowers to Bulletproof Families will be an essential resource for students and scholars of disability studies and/or adolescent literature.--Reham AlMutairi ""International Journal of Young Adult Literature"" From Wallflowers to Bulletproof Families successfully achieves Meyer's goal of substantiating the field of young adult literature as a site for productive interrogation and discourse, with the potential to promote radical change.--Megan Marshall ""Children's Literature Association Quarterly"" From Wallflowers to Bulletproof Families is an important book that brings several threads of study into conversation: mental illness, physical disability and adolescence. Abbye E. Meyer makes the intriguing--and yes, potentially radical--argument that we need to resist the division of mind and body when thinking about disability.--Anna Mae Duane, author of Educated for Freedom: The Incredible Story of Two Fugitive Schoolboys Who Grew Up to Change a Nation
From Wallflowers to Bulletproof Families is an important book that brings several threads of study into conversation: mental illness, physical disability and adolescence. Abbye E. Meyer makes the intriguing-and yes, potentially radical-argument that we need to resist the division of mind and body when thinking about disability.
Author Information
Abbye E. Meyer is assistant professor of English at Simmons University. She holds a PhD from the University of Connecticut, an MPhil from the University of Glasgow, and an AB from Dartmouth College. Her work has appeared in the Children’s Literature Association Quarterly, and she contributed to Lessons in Disability: Essays on Teaching with Young Adult Literature.
