Girlhood and Adolescence in the Twenty-First-Century Southern Novel William A. Tooman The volume offers a close

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Girlhood and Adolescence in the Twenty-First-Century Southern Novel William A. Tooman The volume offers a closeGirlhood and Adolescence in the Twenty First Century Southern Novel explores six works by contemporary Southern women writers, each featuring a girl protagonist navigating complex personal and cultural challenges rooted in the American South. These twenty first century portrayals mark a significant shift from earlier depictions of Southern girlhood most notably in the protagonists' relationships with family and their striking detachment from Civil War