The article is Carl Sagan's perspective, and a lot of it is his current views of the SF he read when younger, as well as a general discussion about the value of

The article is Carl Sagan's perspective, and a lot of it is his current views of the SF he read when younger, as well as a general discussion about the value of SF to young enquiring minds. For a very different take, I really enjoyed the novel "Among Others" by Jo Walton which is a coming of age story about a young girl who is avid reader of SF/fantasy. It really puts you in the mindset of someone who is growing up with SF while they are in fact growing up, rather than thinking about it as an older person.