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Tag Archives: Pink
Review: The Princess Diaries by Meg Cabot
The Princess Diaries, by Meg Cabot HarperTeen, 2000. (Currently Available) Genre: Contemporary, Romance Face Value: Well…there’s a whole lot of bright pink on this cover, and not a small amount of sparkle. I’ll give you that. BUT – there’s something … Continue reading
Posted in Reviews, Theme Week, Young Adult
Tagged Activism, Meg Cabot, Pink, Princess Culture, Romance, Young Adult
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Review: Pink by Lili Wilkinson
Pink by Lili Wilkinson HarperTeen, 2009 (currently available) Genre: Contemporary Realistic Fiction Face Value: This cover is eye catching, with the white background and giant garish lips. Yeah, they’re a little alarming, but the striking shades of lipstick reflect the … Continue reading
Posted in Reviews, Young Adult
Tagged Gender Trouble, Identity, Judith Butler, LGBTQ, Lili Wilkinson, Peggy Orenstein, Pink, Theatre
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Use Your Gray Matter: Covering Cover Art
This is a topic that has certainly been, ahem, covered, in a lot of places already. But since we’ve been referencing our feelings about book covers, at least briefly in all of our reviews, I wanted to start the conversation … Continue reading
Posted in Use Your Gray Matter
Tagged Body Image, Covers, Headless Girls, Marketing, Pink, Young Adult
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Fancy Nancy & the Male Gaze
This post inaugurates a new feature category here at Slatebreakers in which we critically analyze some aspect of kidlit or YA. We’re calling it “Use Your Gray Matter.” This category is named after a line of dialogue from one of … Continue reading
Posted in Use Your Gray Matter
Tagged Fancy Nancy, Feminism, Jane O'Connor, Male Gaze, Peggy Orenstein, Picture Books, Pink, Princess Culture, Sexualization, Sparkles
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