tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52364159500107393.post6663660124234723654..comments2024-01-30T07:43:33.927-08:00Comments on The Ninja Librarian: Middle Grade Fiction: Giving Kids AutonomyRebecca M. Douglasshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07260530063164127746noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52364159500107393.post-72897964662618751342013-08-30T08:29:43.161-07:002013-08-30T08:29:43.161-07:00I'm not sure I care (in the sense of it worryi...I'm not sure I care (in the sense of it worrying me) about the kids reading orphan stories. Though actually my boys didn't, since they aren't huge fiction sorts anyway (and pretty much jumped over middle-grade fiction to adult SF). But I know how much I loved those books, and it seems a little weird in some ways. I had just a secure childhood, with two parents who clearly loved us and each other. Maybe that's what makes it okay to explore the "advantages" of not having parents.Rebecca M. Douglasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07260530063164127746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52364159500107393.post-22234572285951605272013-08-29T13:37:09.338-07:002013-08-29T13:37:09.338-07:00Oh you know, not sure I have any great ideas to ad...Oh you know, not sure I have any great ideas to add, but am fascinated by this topic. It never occurred to me that the kids were reading parentless-child stories, nor did it dawn on me to care if they were. But a very interesting discussion and from a literary standpoint-- setting the kids up to handle things on their own-- I totally get it. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00741349796538313075noreply@blogger.com