Abstract
The Scholastic Press Historical journal series, in both America and Australia, is immensely popular with young readers, librarians, teachers, and parents. The fictional journals are well positioned to inculcate their readers with particular sets of social ideas and values due primarily to their claim of adhering to recognizable and verifiable “facts.” However, are they really telling us the truth about the nation’s history? This article examines the series’ treatment of historical content with particular emphasis on how historical fiction uses and thereby perpetuates national constructions of identity and culture in settler societies.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 129-141 |
| Number of pages | 13 |
| Journal | Children’s Literature Association quarterly |
| Volume | 32 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| Publication status | Published - 2007 |
Keywords
- "My name is America"
- "My story"
- Historical fiction, American--History and criticism
- Historical fiction, Australian--History and criticism
- Young adult fiction, American--History and criticism
- Young adult fiction, Australian--History and criticism
- National characteristics in literature
- Literature and history