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24th November 2020
*From the W&A Archive: This article was originally posted in 2011*
Mary Hooper has written over 70 books for children and young...
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Middle Grade (Children's)
Your target readership is pre-teen; typically between 6 and 12 year-olds. Middle grade stories tend to feature protagonists that are of a similar age to the target audience, with themes covered and language used also age-appropriate. Authors of popular middle grade titles include Katherine Rundell, Jacqueline Wilson and Roald Dahl.
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24th January 2021
Malorie Blackman looks at the different genres of children’s books with a view to helping writers decide what kind of story they could write.