@article { , title = {“When something is wrong we write it”: The portrayal of female genital mutilation in children’s literature}, abstract = {© 2019 BY BOOKBIRD, INC. Focusing on Williams-Garcia’s No Laughter Here (2004) and Craigie’s What Was Never Said (2015), this article questions their representation of female genital mutilation (FGM). It considers the use of voice, writing, and sisterhood in promoting awareness of FGM, and the tactics used to speak of it, while simultaneously sheltering the reader from graphic descriptions. Further, it explores the ways in which they reveal, well intentioned as they undoubtedly are, very Western constructions of African traditions.}, doi = {10.1353/bkb.2019.0015}, eissn = {1918-6983}, issn = {0006-7377}, issue = {2}, journal = {Bookbird: Journal of International Children's Literature}, pages = {22-34}, publicationstatus = {Published}, publisher = {Johns Hopkins University Press}, url = {https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/846869}, volume = {57}, keyword = {children's Literature, FGM, Craigie, Williams-Garcia, YA fiction, post colonialism, circumcision}, year = {2019}, author = {Alston, Ann} }