The inter-galactic playground : a critical study of children's and teens' science fiction / Farah Mendlesohn.

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Published: Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., c2009.
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Series:Critical explorations in science fiction and fantasy ; 14.
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Format: Book
Table of Contents:
  • So what do we mean when we say "science fiction?"
  • Red herrings and living-room elephants: how we understand children and children's reading
  • Science, informaiton density and the sf reader
  • Trajectories and periodicity: expectations of the child in science fiction
  • Socialization and the gendered (future) society
  • You gotta have a theme; or, the paucity of plots
  • Best practice now.