Fictional parents. Fictional kids. Never the two shall meet. At least, as a compulsive reader of kids’ books, it often seems this way. I’d love to see stats, compiled by someone else, of course, breaking down this pattern with decades of book data. What percentage of child protagonists are orphans? What percentage are latchkey kids? […]
Invisibility and How to Overcome It
I haven’t had much luck believing six impossible things before breakfast. Not even aided by espresso. However, in pursuit of more achievable goals, I’ve been thinking about the nature of invisibility. Many big accomplishments have been made possible by the i-power. Midnight explorations at Hogwarts. Escapes from nasty relatives. Thievery in goblin tunnels with far-reaching […]