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Beyond the Secret Garden? The Other Side of the Story

Darren Chetty and Karen Sands-O'Connor delve into historical fiction.

Beyond the Secret Garden? Life and Literature in Lockdown

Darren Chetty and Karen Sands-O'Connor ask Black British and British Asian authors about their recent experiences.

Beyond the Secret Garden? Hooray for Health Workers!

Darren Chetty and Karen Sands-O'Connor raise a cheer for some fictional doctors and nurses.

Beyond the Secret Garden? A Round Up

Articles from January 2018 to May 2020.

Beyond the Secret Garden? Classic Literature and Classic Mistakes

Darren Chetty and Karen Sands-O'Connor consider the classics.

Beyond the Secret Garden? A Sporting Chance

Darren Chetty and Karen Sands-O'Connor look at sports and children's books.

Beyond the Secret Garden? Animal Fables and Dehumanization in Children’s Books?

Darren Chetty and Karen Sands-O'Connor continue their series.

Beyond the Secret Garden? Outside, Over There

Darren Chetty and Karen Sands-O’Connor look at prizes and British children’s literature.

Beyond the Secret Garden? Taking Series Seriously

Darren Chetty and Karen Sands-O’Connor dive into series fiction and non-fiction.

Beyond the Secret Garden? Protest and the British Children’s Book

Darren Chetty and Karen Sands-O’Connor find rebellion and riot in children’s literature.

Beyond the Secret Garden? Rap, Rhythm and Rhyme

Darren Chetty and Karen Sands-O’Connor examine lyrics and the language of rap and hip-hop.

Beyond the Secret Garden? ‘We English’: Nonfiction and Belonging in Children’s Literature

Darren Chetty and Karen Sands-O’Connor’s consider representations of Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic voices in reference books for children.

Beyond the Secret Garden? #ReflectingRealities & #OwnVoices

Darren Chetty and Karen Sands-O’Connor continue their series looking at representations of Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic voices in children’s books.

Beyond the Secret Garden? ‘In Times of Peril’: Britons, Asians, Muslims

Darren Chetty and Karen Sands-O’Connor continue their series looking at representations of Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic voices in children’s books.

Beyond the Secret Garden? England’s White and Pleasant Land

Darren Chetty and Karen Sands-O’Connor venture into the fictional gardens and the countryside of children’s literature.

Beyond the Secret Garden? The Fantasy of Story

The first in a new series in which Darren Chetty and Karen Sands-O’Connor look at representations of Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic voices in children’s books.
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