Memory Resources & Further Study

Memory For Further Reference

Anderson, Doug. "A Good Anger."

Times Literary Supplement, (October 30-November 5, 1987): 1205. This detailed review contrasts Memory with more traditional coming-of-age novels, examines its political contexts, and discusses Mahy's use of mature subject matter.

De Montreville, Doris, and Elizabeth Crawford, eds. The Fourth Book of Junior Authors and Illustrators. New York: H. W. Wilson, 1978. Includes a readable autobiographical sketch with brief biographical information.

Hutcheson, Barbara. Review. School Library Journal 34 (March 1988): 214.

This short review focuses on the theme of the novel.

Kirkpatrick, D. L., ed. Twentieth-Century Children's Writers. New York: St.

Martin's, 1983. This article has a list and analyses of Mahy's books for children, a brief comment by Mahy, and a short biography.

Leavitt, David. "Tap-Dancing on the Edge of a Cliff." New York Times Book Review (May 18, 1988): 24....
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