Valerie Estelle Frankel teaches English at Mission College and San Jose City College. The author of more than 90 popular culture books and more than 100 stories and essays, she lives in Sunnyvale, California.

Table of Contents

Introduction

Part I: Reaching Kids-A New Wave

of Young Readers

From Hogwarts Academy to the Hero's Journey

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The Nuances of Rule-Breaking

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Harry Potter and the Child with Autism

delete delete¿Denise Dwyer D'Errico

Strange Apostle: Assessing the Con¿ict Between Today's

delete¿Christianity and Modern Culture

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Boy Wizards and Girl Scientists: Rowling's Contributions

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Part II: Innovative Approaches

for the Internet Generation

Two Boy Heroes (and a Sparkly Vampire) Teach the

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Fan Fiction, Remix Culture, and the Potter Games

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The Battle to Save Australian Teen Spirituality

delete delete¿Clare Diviny

J.K. Rowling's Innovative and Authoritative Online Presence

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Exploring [...]: A Grounded Theory of Harry's Place

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Part III: Meaning in Children's Books

Within the University

Legit Lit: Of Spells and Serious Scholarship

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Scribere Paedegogia: The Magical Art of Teaching Composition

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Getting Medieval in the Classroom

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To Grow Up Blake in a Potter World: Teaching Songs of Innocence

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Casting Lumos on Critical Cultural Studies: Gender,

delete¿Hegemony and Other Social Stereotypes

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Introducing English Literature in Pakistan

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Portkey to the Scholarly Disciplines

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The Queen City Muggles: Town and Gown Go to Hogwarts

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Appendix: Worksheets and Supplemental Materials

Bibliography

About the Contributors

Index