She was one of the first writers to write books in the English language like for a younger audience.

And so there was like these other components obviously I wanted to bring into it.

And some of my classmates were like, why did you pick that? That's a kid's book.

I could tell they were like not impressed with my topic.

Hey readers, I'm Ann Bogel and this is What Should I Read Next Episode 322.

Welcome to the show that's dedicated to answering the question that plagues every reader.

What Should I Read Next?

We don't get bossy on this show. What we will do here is give you the information you need

to choose your next read. Every week we'll talk all things books and reading and do a little

literary matchmaking with one guess.

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