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Me and Bad Harry: Three African-American children's response to fiction

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  1. Louisiana State University, Louisiana, USA

    Ann M. Trousdale (an assistant professor) & Janie S. Everett

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where she teaches courses in children's literature, language arts, and storytelling. Janie S. Everett is an author and an elementary school teacher.

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Trousdale, A.M., Everett, J.S. Me and Bad Harry: Three African-American children's response to fiction. Child Lit Educ 25, 1–15 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02355341

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