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PhD,
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Litton, Joyce A.
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Litton, Joyce A.
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MA thesis,
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Rostosky, Sharon S.
Riggle, Ellen D. B.
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Gender Role Models in Fictional Novels for Emerging Adult Lesbians
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Gender Role Models in Fictional Novels for Emerging Adult Lesbians
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Virginity in Young Adult Literature after Twilight
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Gillis, Bryan
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Sexual Content in Young Adult Literature: Reading between the Sheets
Lanham, Maryland:
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Moruzi, Kristine
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Priyatna, Aquarini
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Naturalization and Romanticization of Violence in Indonesian Teen Lit Jingga Series by Esti Kinasih
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Kuznets, Lois
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