Nineteenth-century girls and authorship: adolescent writing, appropriation, and their representation in literature, c. 1860-1900 (2019)
Thesis
Burke, L. M. Nineteenth-century girls and authorship: adolescent writing, appropriation, and their representation in literature, c. 1860-1900. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/2058886

During the final decades of the nineteenth century girls’ culture flourished. As recent scholarship has shown, this culture pivoted on an engagement with fiction and particularly the periodical press. Magazines such as the Girl’s Own Paper and the Mo... Read More about Nineteenth-century girls and authorship: adolescent writing, appropriation, and their representation in literature, c. 1860-1900.

Beyond face value: playing the game with 'Sara's face (2013)
Book Chapter
Sambell, K. (2013). Beyond face value: playing the game with 'Sara's face. In A. Waller (Ed.), Melvin Burgess (81-97). Palgrave Macmillan

No abstract available.

A skipping game. (2013)
Book Chapter
Fraser, B. (2013). A skipping game. In D. Chatterjee, & B. D'Arcy (Eds.), Lets' Play: Poems about Sports and Games from Around the World. Frances Lincoln Children's Books

“Here’s looking at you, kid.’’ From Big Brother to Big Brother: teenagers under surveillance (2012)
Book Chapter
Sambell, K. (2012). “Here’s looking at you, kid.’’ From Big Brother to Big Brother: teenagers under surveillance. In C. Ní Bhroin, & P. Kennon (Eds.), What do we tell the children? : critical essays on children's literature (182-195). Cambridge Scholars Publishing

This chapter discusses the ways in which the young adult author, Melvin Burgess, engages with the theme of surveillance. It will focus on his 2006 novel, Sara's Face, arguing that this novel critically explores dicsourses regarding teenage girls' re... Read More about “Here’s looking at you, kid.’’ From Big Brother to Big Brother: teenagers under surveillance.

Children's Reading Habits. (2010)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Gray, A. (2010, September). Children's Reading Habits. Paper presented at Society for the History of Authorship, Reading and Publishing

No abstract available.

Bolshie teenagers and boring books: pre and post Potter. (2009)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Gray, A. (2009, October). Bolshie teenagers and boring books: pre and post Potter. Paper presented at 7th International Conference on the Book

A 1989 report provided both a snapshot of the contemporary role of reading in children’s lives and a basis upon which policies could be developed in order to encourage reading. The motivation for this work was both pragmatic and aspirational: a rever... Read More about Bolshie teenagers and boring books: pre and post Potter..

Just One Diwali Night. (2004)
Book
Fraser, B. (2004). Just One Diwali Night. Dasgupta & Co Pvt Ltd

Annotated bibliography of utopian and dystopian children's fiction (2003)
Book Chapter
Hintz, C., Ostry, E., Sambell, K., & Totaro, R. C. N. (2003). Annotated bibliography of utopian and dystopian children's fiction. In C. Hintz, & E. Ostry (Eds.), Utopian and dystopian writing for children and young adults (200-231). Routledge

This volume examines a variety of utopian writing for children from the 18th century to the present day, defining and exploring this new genre in the field of children's literature. The original essays discuss thematic conventions and present detaile... Read More about Annotated bibliography of utopian and dystopian children's fiction.

Rainbow World: Poems from many cultures. (2003)
Book
(2003). D. Chatterjee, & B. Fraser (Eds.), Rainbow World: Poems from many cultures. Hodder

This work is an authoritative collection of poems from other cultures for the 21st century. Poets included range from Valerie Bloom, Jackie Kay, Benjamin Zephaniah, Lemn Sissay, Meiling Jin, Tao Lang Pee and Bekleen Leong to Rabrindranath Tagore, Mon... Read More about Rainbow World: Poems from many cultures..