“Many of the early greats of sf Hugo Gernsback (publisher of Amazing Stories) in particular saw themselves as educators. The didactic thrust of science fiction got the genre initially pegged as children's fare. It was seen, at its best, as an extension of school and, at its worst, as teenage wish fulfillment.” ChildrenStoriesSchoolWishFictionSawsWorstParticularScience FictionGenreFulfillmentExtensionsTeenagePublishersThrustEducatorDidactic Author:Samuel R. Delany
“A vivid portrait of a teenage girl and her family in disarray. Meredith is a wonderful narrator, witty, feisty, full of yearning, and the story she tells is as complicated as life itself. This is a richly satisfying novel.” StoriesGirlNovelWonderfulWittyComplicatedSatisfyingYearningPortraitsTeenageVividNarratorsTeenage GirlFeistyDisarray Author:Margot Livesey