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- Children's booksWhy the headteacher who believes reading Harry Potter causes mental illness is wrongDystopian writer Samantha Shannon hits backs against the blog post by a private school head which claims reading fantasy including Lord of the Rings, The Hunger Games and Terry Pratchett can damage children’s brains
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- Children's booksGuess the character in children's fiction - quizWould you be able to pick out which protagonist we’re talking about, with just a short description to make your decision? Can you tell your heroes from your Heffleys, your wimps from your wizards? Take our quiz to find out how much you know about some of our best-loved literary characters
- Children's booksBooks are dangerous for blurring the lines between fiction and realityDangerous books sometimes bring a story to life, sometimes bring life to a story, says teen site member IntergalacticZen, but they’re dangerous for the way they make us feel. All the author does is pose one simple, terrifying question: What if?
- Children's booksFiction, like life, tells disabled people their lives have less valuePost-apocalyptic books, films and video games tend to avoid disabled characters or kill them off because it wouldn’t be ‘realistic’ for them to survive. Corinne Duyvis, who also happens to be autistic, is ringing the changes