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Science fiction is often considered the genre of ideas and imagination, which would seem to make it ideal for juveniles and young adults; however, the ideas are often dispensed by adults. This book considers the development of science fiction for children and teens between 1950 and 2010, exploring why it differs from science fiction aimed at adults. In a broader sense, this critical examination of 400 texts sheds light on changing attitudes toward children and teenagers, toward science education, and toward the authors' expectations and sociological views of their audience.
Contents
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. What Do We Mean When We Say "Science Fiction"?
2. Red Herrings and Living-Room Elephants: How We Understand Children and Children's Reading
3. Science, Information Density and the SF Reader
4. Trajectories and Periodicity: Expectations of the Child in Science Fiction
5. Socialization and the Gendered (Future) Society
6. You Gotta Have a Theme; or, the Paucity of Plots
7. Best Practice Now
Appendix A. Index to Out of this World
Appendix B. The Survey Questionnaire
Appendix C. Analysis of the Survey, by Zara Baxter and Farah Mendlesohn
Appendix D. The Golden Age of Science Fiction Is Three: Science Fiction Picture Books
Chapter Notes
Bibliography
Index
