Date of Award
1984
Type
Thesis
Major
Specialist in Education
Degree Type
Specialist Degree in Education
Department
Teacher Education
First Advisor
Dr. James Brewbaker
Second Advisor
Dr. Carolyn Cartledge
Third Advisor
Dr. Harold Whitman
Abstract
This project is a thematic analysis of thirty books nominated for the Georgia Children's Book Award Program. Books selected for analysis include the annual winners and one other book, randomly selected, from each year since the program began in 1969. A brief history of the program and the rules for the inclusion of a title are included in the report. A one-page review-analysis of each title includes a readability level, publication date, year nominated, brief sketch of the protagonist, and a synopsis of the book. The review of the literature focuses on similar studies along thematic lines and notes the controversy as to the place and value of realism in literature for children.
Recommended Citation
Bass, Mary M., "What Georgia's Middle Graders are Reading: An Analysis of Selected Georgia Book Award Recipients" (1984). Theses and Dissertations. 628.
https://csuepress.columbusstate.edu/theses_dissertations/628
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