- 06/11/2012
- Posted by: essay
- Category: Research Topic Guides
BACKGROUND
Since her first novel, Flowers in the Attic, was published in 1979, V. C. Andrews has remained a popular writer of horror stories, especially among teenagers. Her tales of childhood terror, inhabited by cruel grandmothers, incest victims, and abused children, continue to fascinate readers years after her death.
LOOK UNDER THE FOLLOWING SUBJECTS IN THE CATALOG (CARD OR COMPUTER)
Andrews, V. C. (Virginia C.)
Horror tales, American—History and criticism
REFERENCE MATERIALS THAT MAY HELP (BOOKS OR CD-ROMS)
Garrett, Agnes, and Helga P. McCue, eds. Authors and Artists for Young Adults, Vol. 4, 1990.
Kies, Cosette. Presenting Young Adult Horror Fiction, 1992.
Locher, Frances C., ed. Contemporary Authors, Vols. 97–100, 1981.
Straub, Deborah A., ed. Contemporary Authors New Revision Series, Vol. 21, 1987.
PERIODICAL INDEXES TO SEARCH (BOOKS OR CD-ROMS)
EBSCO Magazine Article Summaries
InfoTrac
Readers’ Guide to Periodical Literature
WILSONDISC
ONLINE DATABASES TO SEARCH
America Online
CompuServe
Dialog
Internet
Prodigy
KEY WORDS AND DESCRIPTORS FOR PERIODICAL INDEX AND ONLINE SEARCHES
Andrews, V. C.
VIDEOTAPE ON THIS TOPIC
Flowers in the Attic. New World Video, 1988.
FICTION BOOKS RELATING TO TOPIC
Fiction section under Andrews, V. C.
SUGGESTIONS FOR NARROWING THIS TOPIC
Analyze a common theme in Andrews’s writing; e.g., sexual abuse, incest, sin, cruelty.
Andrews’s work could be classified in the gothic horror genre. Discuss her use of gothic horror literary techniques.
Comment on Andrews’s use of personal memories in her work.
Write about one of Andrews’s series; e.g., Dollanganger, Casteel, Cutler.
SUGGESTIONS FOR RELATED TOPICS
Charlotte Brontë
Daphne DuMaurier
Dean Koontz
Edgar Allan Poe
Stephen King
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