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Again, it's not about a 12-year-old HANDLING it. As you know, there have been many societal changes since 1976, when the first book was published. A book that spoke to you when you were 10, when there were almost no similar books with main characters who were competent girls, so it was this or Asimov/Heinlein/Piers Anthony, would not necessarily speak to a 12-year-old now. [/quote]

This is such an issue in scifi / fantasy, thank you for saying it. We had so few options, especially for female characters, and also there wasn't a lot of genre YA so we all just read the adult stuff pretty young. It skews now-adult ideas of what is good.

I read all the Piers Anthony books. They were bad, and he is bad, but I still have fond memories because of how and when I encountered them.  The Pern books were similarly formative for so many people, especially because of the early online community, and it's hard for people to hear or remember that they are sexist, homophobic, rapey, etc.

On the flip side, there is a lot of drivel in the scifi / fantasy market now, especially in YA. But at least kids have options. My kid reads the Lost Cities books. I think they are tedious, but they are age appropriate with a female protag and I'm glad they're available.[/quote]

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