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A master storyteller, John Marsden is Australia''s best known writer for young adults. Marsden first found success with the publication of So Much To Tell You. Since then he has gone on to publish many popular and well-recognized titles, including those in the Tomorrow Series and The Ellie Chronicles. In his books, Marsden explores adolescents caught in a world of opposites, of innocence and guilt, idealism and realism, and joy and despair.Marsden''s world view and his faith in adolescents serve as the backdrop for John Noell Moore''s critical readings of Marsden''s major novels. In John Marsden: Darkness, Shadow, and Light, Moore investigates the full spectrum of Marsden''s work, beginning with the author''s life as a teacher and writer. Throughout the book, Moore weaves together Marsden''s recurring themes, chief among them writing and storytelling as ways of constructing identity in the transition from childhood to adulthood and the ability of young adults to endure hardships and ov

John Marsden

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      Publisher Scarecrow Press
      Published 10/28/2010 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN-13 9780810854789
      978-0810854789
      ISBN-10 0810854783

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      Book Synopsis
      A master storyteller, John Marsden is Australia''s best known writer for young adults. Marsden first found success with the publication of So Much To Tell You. Since then he has gone on to publish many popular and well-recognized titles, including those in the Tomorrow Series and The Ellie Chronicles. In his books, Marsden explores adolescents caught in a world of opposites, of innocence and guilt, idealism and realism, and joy and despair.Marsden''s world view and his faith in adolescents serve as the backdrop for John Noell Moore''s critical readings of Marsden''s major novels. In John Marsden: Darkness, Shadow, and Light, Moore investigates the full spectrum of Marsden''s work, beginning with the author''s life as a teacher and writer. Throughout the book, Moore weaves together Marsden''s recurring themes, chief among them writing and storytelling as ways of constructing identity in the transition from childhood to adulthood and the ability of young adults to endure hardships and ov

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