Foreword (Stephen Tropiano) -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Introduction: The Cinematic Image of Youth -- Social Representation and Genre Theory -- The Study of Youth, In and Out of Movies -- 2. Youth in School: Academics and Attitude -- Contexts and Trends in the Subgenre -- School Kids -- Transforming the Nerd -- Delinquents and Their Avenues of Anger -- Resisting Rebels -- The Labor of Being Popular -- The Sensitive Athlete -- Conclusion -- 3. Delinquent Youth: Having Fun, on the Loose, in Trouble -- Contexts and Trends in the Subgenre -- Delinquent Styles -- Deviant Dancing -- Natural Encounters -- tough Girls -- Crime Until 1999 -- Crime after Columbine -- Conclusion -- 4. The Youth Horror Film: Slashers and the Supernatural -- Contexts and Trends in the Subgenre -- Horror Stories -- The Slasher/Stalker Film -- Supernatural Movies -- Conclusion -- 5. Youth Romance: Falling in Love and the Fallout of Sex -- Contexts and Trends in the Subgenre -- From Adolescent Ardor to Juggling Gender -- Family Matters -- Proms -- Losing Virginity -- Being Queer -- Pregnancy -- Conclusion -- 6. Conclusion: Youth Cinema into a New Century -- Afterword: Imagine Becoming Someone (Catherine Driscoll) -- Appendix A. Filmography of Youth Films, 1980-2013 -- Appendix B. Subjective Superlative Lists -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.