Leaving Home as a Rite of Passage
April 25, 2007 | Small Press Center | New York City
With Neil Gaiman, Isabel Hoving, Janne Teller, Markus Zusak; moderated by Robert Lipsyte
Co-sponsored by the PEN Children’s/Young Adult Book Authors Committee
Discussed: the ideologylessness of children; refusing to be at home; leaving the home and leaving the graveyard; grown-ups who are afraid of children’s literature; the safety in stories.
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Copyright © 2007 Beowulf Sheehan/PEN American Center
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• Entire event
• Isabel Hoving
• Neil Gaiman
• Janne Teller
• Markus Zusak