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All That David Copperfield Kind of Crap All That David Copperfield Kind of Crap Marah Gubar I often think about how funny it is that I was drawn to the field of Childhood Studies given that I disliked being a child. [...] I decided to apply to graduate school in order to study and write about drama, but only to a few very fancy institutions that would pay my way so that I wouldn’t have to go into debt. [...] I think her objection was that the project was too brash and ambitious—but I really don’t remember because (to my discredit) I was so defensive that I had a hard time listening to criticism. [...] Because of the scarcity of children’s literature jobs, I give the same advice to graduate students interested in children’s literature that my committee gave to me: maximize your chances for success on the job market by making sure that you are a credible candidate in at least two fields: children’s literature plus something else (e.g. [...] The difficulty of entering into the field of children’s literature without the guidance of a mentor from your own institution is also mitigated by the fact that the community of children’s literature scholars is an unusually friendly and welcoming one, as you will see if you attend the annual conference held by the Children’s Literature Association.