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| Names = Mia Havero | | Names = Mia Havero | ||
| Occupation = | | Occupation = student (junior high school equivalent) | ||
| Works = ''[[ | | Works = ''[[Rite of Passage]]'' by [[Alexei Panshin]] | ||
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'''Mia Havero''' is the youthful protagonist of ''[[ | '''Mia Havero''' is the youthful protagonist of ''[[Rite of Passage]]'' by [[Alexei Panshin]]. She lives on a generation ship where her father is a powerful political figure, who sends her to study with his arch-rival. Her study companion, Jimmy Dentremont, becomes her close friend. Mia and Jimmy and their young teen gang have several adventures, culminating in "Trial," where all youth of a certain age are dropped from the ship onto a planet and left to fend for themselves and/or take care of each other. | ||
Mia was a conscious response to [[Podkayne]] in Robert E. Heinlein's ''[[Podkayne of Mars]].'' Where Podkayne is focused on marriage and "girl's interests," Mia likes soccer, adventures, and school. | |||
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Mia Havero is the youthful protagonist of Rite of Passage by Alexei Panshin. She lives on a generation ship where her father is a powerful political figure, who sends her to study with his arch-rival. Her study companion, Jimmy Dentremont, becomes her close friend. Mia and Jimmy and their young teen gang have several adventures, culminating in "Trial," where all youth of a certain age are dropped from the ship onto a planet and left to fend for themselves and/or take care of each other.
Mia was a conscious response to Podkayne in Robert E. Heinlein's Podkayne of Mars. Where Podkayne is focused on marriage and "girl's interests," Mia likes soccer, adventures, and school.
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