We truly thought we could get to Middle Earth by sheer concentration. My brother and I, also a voracious reader, took this literally. He called it a secondary world, which your mind could actually enter. When I was a kid, I read somewhere that JRR Tolkien used something he called sub-creation to create his world. But then I’d freak out because it would be delivered by an owl and I’m afraid of birds.) Maybe…just maybe, I will get an invitation to a magical school in England. Maybe there is a secret world behind the wardrobe. I like writing for this age group because it’s the time in a young reader’s life when the world is still full of wonder and possibility. Within their pages I discovered Narnia, Middle Earth, Ray Bradbury’s Martian Chronicles, and other fantastical people and places. There, I found librarians who were always ready to recommend a new book. But the thing that always made me feel better when we got to a new school was visiting the library. Leaving behind your friends when you’re a kid can be wrenching. I had to go to a different school in a new state every two years or so. When I was a kid growing up in an Air Force family, we moved around a lot. After I stare at them for an uncomfortably long moment, I begin to explain. One of the questions I often receive from muggles adults, is Why do I write for young readers.
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