Back in the Spaceship Again: Juvenile Science Fiction Series Since 1945

Abstract

Preface Introduction That Spark of Subversion: Robots, Androids, and Artificial Intelligence The Celestial Barnyard: The Familiar and the Strange No Business in Space?: The Female Presence Science Is Serious Business: The Role of Humor But What Is a Superconductor, Anyway?: The Absence and Presence of Science The City of Gold and the City of Lead: Utopias and Dystopias We Must Learn to Get Along: Aliens and Others Juvenile Science Fiction Series and the Coming of Age Appendix: Annotated Bibliography of Juvenile Science Fiction Series Bibliography Index