I dunno; there are some very strange typos and missing bits I saw in the list in just a quick skim; it's Harlan Ellison, not Ellision, Stranger in a Strange Land was an icon of the '60s, not the '80s, and leaving Heinlein off a short list of creators of YA SF is just weird. I mean, at the very least, Heinlein is much better known for his series of juveniles than Asimov is for the Lucky Starr books, and the former are also still all in print and read, while I think few folk under 40 would even have heard of the LS books.
I had noticed the "80s" typo (what a howler!) but not the one for Ellison's name. FWIW, the list is not one of juvie fiction. Asimov was name-checked for his juvie titles but I don't think they meant anything by mentioning Heinlein in terms of his non-juvie fiction. Also, I'm shy of 40 and I have heard of Lucky Starr, though never read any of them. I only read Heinlein's juvies after I had reached my 20s.
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FWIW, the list is not one of juvie fiction. Asimov was name-checked for his juvie titles but I don't think they meant anything by mentioning Heinlein in terms of his non-juvie fiction.
Also, I'm shy of 40 and I have heard of Lucky Starr, though never read any of them. I only read Heinlein's juvies after I had reached my 20s.
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