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Direct linkMidkiff, Emily Ann – ProQuest LLC, 2017
In this dissertation, I challenge the dominant assumptions in science fiction and children's literature criticism: that young children's science fiction is exclusively poor quality, unwelcoming to girls, and lacking in diversity. Most of all, I refute the bias that children do not or cannot read science fiction before they reach 12 years of age.…
Descriptors: Science Fiction, Childrens Literature, Elementary School Students, Evaluation Methods
