Posted by alan truelove on May 05, 2006 at 19:02:24 from 12.191.193.70 user atruelove.
In Reply to: Re: The shape of things to come? posted by Prue Eckett on May 05, 2006 at 06:46:41:
NON-adult-dependent - never thought about it, but I suppose most successful children's books (ever since Railway Children etc) use this mode, however unrealistic ...
You would have to say that ML is an exception (because CF is present in most scenes), and most of PD; and likewise Mrs Barrable in CC.
The books that children write themselves (Far Distant Oxus, eg) slavishly follow the non-adult format. ("Written by children for children.." as they put it).