although people often speak slightingly of didacticism in children’s books, I think there are specific books that become beloved not despite but because of their didactic content, because they say loud and clear a message that certain readers want and need to hear.
This is so true. The Tamora Pierce books of my heart are the Alanna series rather than Daine's, but oh, I read and reread them so many times, and even made my own Alanna costume for Halloween. I totally would have sought out a fandom for them like you, but I didn't get internet in my household until years later.
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Date: 2019-02-20 08:48 pm (UTC)This is so true. The Tamora Pierce books of my heart are the Alanna series rather than Daine's, but oh, I read and reread them so many times, and even made my own Alanna costume for Halloween. I totally would have sought out a fandom for them like you, but I didn't get internet in my household until years later.