preadolescence

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Perspectives of preadolescence — before the skeptical, angsty, socially corruptible teenage years set in — are fairly rare in adult literary fiction, which is maybe why they tend to be so indelible: Think of Scout Finch’s observations of racial prejudice in the Deep South in Harper Lee’s “To Kill a Mockingbird,” or of bright, 6-year-old Maisie Farange haplessly navigating her narcissistic parents’ acrimonious divorce in Henry James’s “What Maisie Knew.”

From New York Times

The film begins in preadolescence, continues to high school and ends in the character’s 20s.

From Los Angeles Times

Drake was 8 when LaRoche first signed with the Nationals, and as LaRoche grew comfortable and Drake crept into preadolescence, Drake become a regular presence.

From Washington Post

I have, certainly, a wealth of memories from preadolescence.

From New York Times

Gothel could be many modern American parents who think that confining their teens in enforced preadolescence may make them feel younger too.

From Time