
Introduction: Why does Pippi sleep with her feet on the pillow?
Harry Potter and the secrets of children's literature
Othering the sense: language and (mis)communication
Othering the genre: fantasy and realism
Othering the child: George MacDonald's fairy tales
Othering the future: stereotypes of dystopia
Othering the setting: orientalism and Robinsonade
Othering gender: new masculinities, new femininities
Othering the voice: crossvocalization and performance
Othering ideology: literature in society's service
Othering the species: the (ab)use of animals
Othering the visual: power structures in picturebooks
Othering the reader: identification fallacy
Conclusion: The adult's self-denial.
Power, voice and subjectivity in literature for young readers by Maria Nikolajeva. ISBN 9780203866924. Published by Routledge in 2010. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.