Includes bibliographical references (p. 237-253) and index.
Contents
A decade of border crossing -- Kiddults at large -- Harry Potter, lightness and death -- Coming of age in a fantasy world: Philip Pullman's His dark materials -- Seeing things big: Mark Haddon's The curious incident of the dog in the night-time -- Adolescence and abjection: Geraldine McCaughrean's The white darkness -- The search for roots: David Almond's Clay -- Rereading childhood books: C.S. Lewis's The silver chair -- Crossing thresholds of time.