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Francis, Barbara

Are You Misusing Other People's Words?: What Plagiarism Is and How to Avoid It

112 pp. | Enslow | September, 2014 | Library ISBN 978-0-7660-4321-3 $33.27
New ed. (2005)
(4) YA Got Issues? series. Misusing defines plagiarism, cites some well-known cases (e.g., Blair Hornstine, whose Harvard acceptance was revoked because of plagiarism charges), and provides suggestions for avoiding it. Downloading focuses on unfair use of copyrighted material online, particularly music downloading. The short, accessible chapters are accompanied by staged photographs in uninspired designs. Both updated books append a list of resources. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these Got Issues? titles: Are You Misusing Other People's Words? and Are You Downloading Copyrighted Stuff?.
Reviewer: The Horn Book, Inc.

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