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How EARWIG AND THE WITCH Helped Me Understand the Benefits of Horror for Kids

We don't necessarily think of the horror genre as being a great benefit to kids. Earwig and the Witch shows us how we're wrong.

Why I Love Trickster Figures

From Loki to the Weasley twins, tricksters and con artists are some of literature's most entertaining characters.

4 Books with Sensible Heroines

One reader muses on her love for sensible heroines in fiction.

The Book Adaptations of Hayao Miyazaki