![]() I don't set out to write books that will introduce children to inappropriate things I just try to reflect what life can be like. ![]() I was quite taken aback when people accused me of being a hypocrite. Parents claimed your books, with their gobby narrators and unflinching subject matter, contribute to the trend. You raised some hackles recently when you said that you thought children grow up too quickly these days. I think some of us, particularly females, like a good weep. Having said that, one of my books, My Sister Jodie, had a dramatic ending in which Jodie died and I was a bit worried about that, but so many children say it is their favourite. But I nearly always try to work things out so that when a child finishes one of my books, he or she can put it down with a happy sigh, rather than being traumatised and in floods of tears. ![]() I write about children who are struggling and dealing with difficult things in their lives. If expecting to be happy is unrealistic, why do you give your books happy endings? ![]()
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