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Child Heroes

Child Heroes is a narrative construct in children's science fiction literature wherein a juvenile protagonist embodies agency, moral courage, and transformative action, distinguishing it from passive or peripheral child characters by centralizing the child’s role in driving plot resolution and thematic development.

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Citations

56

Authors

30

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

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Publications

40

The rhetoric of character in children's literature

Choice Reviews Online · 2003 · 155 citations

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Parents or Pop Culture? Children's Heroes and Role Models

Kristin J. Anderson, Donna Cavallaro · Childhood Education · 2002 · 85 citations

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Is His Heroism Hailed and Hers Hidden? Women, Men, and The Social Construction of Heroism

Lindsay E. Rankin, Alice H. Eagly · Psychology of Women Quarterly · 2008 · 84 citations

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The mythical ‘boy crisis’?

Muna Husain, Daniel L. Millimet · Economics of Education Review · 2008 · 83 citations

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Personal heroes, religion, and transcendental metanarratives

Douglas V. Porpora · Sociological Forum · 1996 · 61 citations

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Authors

56

  1. SC
    Shayla C. Holub

    The University of Texas at Dallas, United States

    1 publications · 23 citations

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  2. DL
    Daniel L. Millimet

    Southern Methodist University, United States

    1 publications · 83 citations

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  3. AM
    Alice M. Ray

    Brightwood College, United States

    1 publications · 14 citations

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  4. RK
    Richard Kagan

    Parsons (United States), United States

    1 publications · 33 citations

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  5. FW
    Faith Wesolik

    1 publications · 17 citations

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Institutions

30

  1. Washington State University Vancouver

    Vancouver, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    11 citations

  2. Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo

    São Paulo, Brazil

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    53 citations

  3. Southern Methodist University

    Dallas, United States

    1 h-index

    2 publications

    166 citations

  4. University of Alaska Anchorage

    Anchorage, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    25 citations

  5. Christiana Care Health System

    Wilmington, United States

    1 h-index

    8 publications

    152 citations

  6. Bowling Green State University

    Bowling Green, United States

    1 h-index

    3 publications

    69 citations

  7. Antioch College

    Yellow Springs, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    85 citations

  8. Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center

    Hershey, United States

    1 h-index

    8 publications

    152 citations

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Venues

  1. Choice Reviews Online

    CRO · 9 publications · 415 citations

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  2. Children s Literature in Education

    3 publications · 49 citations

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  3. Signs

    1 publications · 14 citations

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  4. Psychological Reports

    1 publications · 13 citations

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