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  • Child Pain, Migraine, and Invisible Disability by Susan E. Honeyman, and: Island of the Blue Dolphins: The Complete Reader's ed. by Scott O'Dell. Sara L. Schwebel, and: Oxford Roald Dahl Dictionary by Susan Rennie, and: Wonderland: How Play Made the Modern World by Steven Johnson
  • Mark I. Wes

Child Pain, Migraine, and Invisible Disability. By Susan E. Honeyman. New York: Routledge, 2016.

Part of Routledge's Interdisciplinary Disability Studies series, this volume defines and examines children's migraines and similar forms of chronic pain as disabilities. In discussing how migraines affect children's lives, Susan E. Honeyman draws on many sources, including several works of children's literature such as Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, Charlotte's Web, and Pollyanna.

Island of the Blue Dolphins: The Complete Reader's Edition. By Scott O'Dell. Edited by Sara L. Schwebel. Oakland: University of California Press, 2016.

In this critical edition, Sara L. Schwebel provides a substantial scholarly introduction, two previously excised and unpublished chapters, and two commentary essays about O'Dell's classic novel. This new material sheds light on O'Dell's portrayal of Native Americans.

Oxford Roald Dahl Dictionary. Edited by Susan Rennie. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2016.

Roald Dahl regularly made up new words and redefined existing ones in his books for children. In this whimsical dictionary, Susan Rennie compiles hundreds of these words. Each entry includes a definition and a quotation from Dahl in which he uses the word. In some cases, Rennie adds amusing comments under the heading "Did you know?" This book is intended for children, but should also appeal to adult readers who are interested in Dahl's love of wordplay.

Wonderland: How Play Made the Modern World. By Steven Johnson. New York: Riverhead, 2016.

Steven Johnson is known for his wide-ranging books about the history of technology and science. In this volume, he turns his attention to how the impulse to play contributes to innovation. Although Johnson does not focus on children's play, his lengthy discussion of Walt Disney's work relates directly to the field of childhood studies. [End Page 244]

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