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Thinking fiction: Why we like socially disadvantaged characters…

December 27, 2018 by Emily J. Maurits

I’m forever on a quest to discover why I like what I like. Join me on a foray into ‘types’ of fictional characters and why we as readers like them. Who or what are socially disadvantaged characters? Socially disadvantaged characters … Read More

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Why I like… The Call of the Wild

June 22, 2017 by Emily J. Maurits

I read The Call of the Wild bit by bit during “reading time” in Year 4. It is a relatively short novel by Jack London, published in 1903, but set in the 1890s Canadian Gold Rush. It tells the story … Read More

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Why I like… The Adventures of Sam

June 8, 2017 by Emily J. Maurits

The Adventures of Sam was  a 1997 animated Australian children’s television serial consisting of 13 consecutive episodes, featuring an escaped convict boy named Sam, his magpie Swoop, and his friend Bridie. Set in the 1850s, it follows his journey around … Read More

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