ENG 272: Literature for Preadolescents
Fall 2006
T, H 9:35-10:50, STV 348
Dr. Karen Coats
Office Hours: Tuesdays,
Thursday 11-12, and by appt. (438-3740)
(The calendar is tentative. Check here frequently for updates on readings, assignments, and class notes.)
Required Texts:
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, by Mark Twain
Anne of Green Gables, by L. M. Montgomery
The Secret Garden, by Frances Hodgson Burnett
A Bad Beginning, by Lemony Snicket
Pippi Longstocking, by Astrid Lindgren
Maniac Magee, by Jerry Spinelli
Dickens: His Work and His World, by Michael Rosen
An American Plague, by Jim Murphy
Fever 1793, by Laurie Halse Anderson
The Devil's Arithmetic, by Jane Yolen
The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1963: A Novel, by Christopher Paul
Curtis
Tangerine, by Edward Bloor
Other Readings:
Books
may be purchased or obtained from the library; I strongly recommend
purchasing the books on your list. Articles will be
available electronically.
Course
Description
This course focuses on texts written for
preadolescents, otherwise known as My Favorite Books. This semester, we will
emphasize the importance of story--to help with identity formation, to ground us in our
history and culture, and to help develop a sense of ethics, among other things.