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Girl deficiency.

Publication: The Horn Book Magazine
Publication Date: 01-SEP-07 		Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

Article Excerpt
I began my career as a children's writer by writing about boys--my boys, the ones who grew up under my thumb. After many years in a nearly all-male household, I tend to think in terms of guys and their interests. Young girls are harder for me to write about, at least in terms of what you might call the girl factor. While I am aware that there is some kind of girl culture out there, I can't say I understand it or even know much about it. I've sometimes had to do Internet research when writing about girls. I "collect" girls when I'm visiting schools. I file...

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