Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Introduction 1
4. 1“You Are the Child” 15
5. 2 The Lemonade Stand of Cinema 41
6. 3Boyhood and the Child’s Alien Body 76
7. 4Real Boys and SyntheticChildren 107
8. 5 Girl/Daughter 138
9. 6 Clever Girls 154
10. 7 War Child 178
11. 8 Family Finds a Way 213
12. Afterword 239
13. Acknowledgments 245
14. Notes 247
15. References 269
16. Filmography 287
17. Index 291
18. About the Author 307