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The development of the horror genre in childrenÆs literature has been a startling phenomenon û one that has provoked strong, but mixed, reactions. Frightening Fiction provides a lucid and lively guide to that genre, ranging from analyses of such popular series as Point Horror, Goosebumps, the X Files and the Buffy Stories, to the work of individual authors such as Robert Westall, David Almond, Philip Gross and Lesley Howarth.

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Format PDF ● Pages 144 ● ISBN 9781847141125 ● Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing ● Published 2001 ● Downloadable 6 times ● Currency EUR ● ID 3124959 ● Copy protection Adobe DRM

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