MIRV, MARV AND FOBS: Language and Significances in a Selection of Post- nuclear Texts for Young Adults

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  • Elizabeth Braithwaite

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https://doi.org/10.21153/pecl2000vol10no2art1348

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young adult post-nuclear literature, post-nuclear fiction, language and literature

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2000-07-01

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“ MIRV, MARV AND FOBS: Language and Significances in a Selection of Post- nuclear Texts for Young Adults” (2000) Papers: Explorations into Children’s Literature, 10(2), pp. 35–44. doi:10.21153/pecl2000vol10no2art1348.

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