5/21/2023 0 Comments Sarah tolcserSusan was a practical, motherly type of girl, and I knew that wasn’t me either (although I’ll never not be furious about what C.S. I’m sure lots of girls identified with Lucy - she of the unwavering faith and the sparkling sense of wonder. It felt like magic! And then to discover it was not only one book, but seven books? Double magic! It was also the first time I saw something on TV (the BBC production that aired on PBS in the late 80s and had regular-sized British people wandering around in giant beaver suits) and then found out it came from a book. Lewis’s The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe. My very first fantasy that did have girls in it was C.S. I’ll always love that book dearly, but as we all know, it is populated by exactly zero girls. My dad read it out loud to us when we were little. If we’re being technical, I didn’t actually read it. When I’m asked what my first fantasy book was, my answer is always The Hobbit.
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