Mystery in Children’s Literature: From the Rational to the Supernatural

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A critical assessement of mystery in children’s literature, this collection charts a development from religious mystery through rationally solved detective fictions to insoluble supernatural and horror mysteries. Written by scholars in the field, these 13 essays offer challenging readings of both classic and popular mysteries for children.