Overview: Examines the narratives of girlhood in contemporary vampire texts addressed to young female fans.Offers a dynamic critical intervention in the fields of Young Adult fiction, Gothic and girlhood studie.This book explores the narratives of girlhood in contemporary YA vampire fiction, bringing into the spotlight the genre’s radical, ambivalent, and contradictory visions of young femininity. Agnieszka Stasiewicz-Bieńkowska considers less-explored popular vampire series for girls, particularly those by P.C. and Kristin Cast and Richelle Mead, tracing the ways in which they engage in large
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