The Sidekick Comes Of Age: How Young Adult Literature Is Shifting The Sidekick Paradigm (Children And Youth In Popular Culture)

Young adult literature uses literary sidekicks in new and exciting ways, which changes how sidekicks are understood. Three ways authors elevate sidekicks include 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.

• | Author: Stephen M. Zimmerly
• | Publisher: Lexington Books
• | Publication Date: Apr 09, 2019
• | Number of Pages: 164 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Hardcover
• | ISBN-10: 1498586791
• | ISBN-13: 9781498586795