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Lexington Books The Sidekick Comes of Age: How Young Adult Literature is Shifting the Sidekick Paradigm (Children and Youth in Popular Culture)

Name: The Sidekick Comes of Age: How Young Adult Literature is Shifting the Sidekick Paradigm (Children and Youth in Popular Culture)
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Literary sidekicks like Dr. Watson and Robin the Boy Wonder have not been the singular subject of a significant critical study-until now. Using young adult literature (YA) to study the sidekick reveals new and exciting ways to understand these kinds of characters and this kind of literature. YA has embraced the sidekick, recognizing the way the character reflects the importance of growth and finding one's place in the world. The nature of many YA texts allows sidekicks to grow beyond literary or historical origins. This includes letting sidekicks "evolve" over the course of multiple texts, using parallel novels to add complexity to a sidekick's characterization, and telling a story from the sidekick's perspective, paradoxically making the sidekick the hero. A singularly focused and prolonged study helps to establish sidekick scholarship as a burgeoning field in and of itself. Review The Sidekick Comes of Age challenges readers to rethink their preconceptions of sidekicks, their purposes, and their functions.-- "Children's Literature Association Quarterly"The Sidekick Comes of Age offers deep insight into the cultural significance and narrative power that sidekicks possess in literature. Not only does Dr. Zimmerly recognize the importance of historically popular sidekicks, he provides analysis of new and exciting sidekicks in literature who will become standards for future readers. This book is not only excellent for use in a literary survey course on Young Adult literature of popular culture, it is an accessible text for any reader who is passionate about heroes and coming of age narratives.--Alex Romagnoli, Monmouth UniversityZimmerly's book is a fun, informative, and accessible work that shows deep knowledge of and appreciation for a wealth of young adult literature. The book has a solid grounding in theory and an engaging style, making it a text that academics and YA readers can both enjoy. Zimmerly has provided a strong foundation for sidekick studies, showing the depth, creativity, and flexibility of the sidekick role, while also pointing the way towards further avenues of research. This is a great contribution to literary studies!--Kristen Geaman, University of Toledo About the Author Stephen M. Zimmerly is assistant professor of English at the University of Indianapolis.

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Brand: Lexington Books
Format: hardcover
ASIN: 1498586791
Category: Books > Subjects > Poetry, Drama & Criticism > History & Criticism > Children's Literature Studies
Domain: Amazon UK
Release Date: 15 April 2019
Listed Since: 24 January 2019

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