Interesting points. I'm going to have to think about 1) a bit more - though I'm doing a perhaps premature wonder whether getting the mind-set wrong for children mightn't matter more because of that lack of understanding. But then again, there are lots of mysteries for younger children which happily float along with enormous glossings-over which could be considered mind-set errors (Hey - you're 10! You're going to be in the unique position of being able to solve this mystery when adults couldn't every month of so! For at least 20 books!) and that certainly doesn't worry me. (Though my next-up historical fiction book is driving me mad for that very reason.)
WRT 2) - I immediately start worrying that I've been less than fair (not that it'll make any difference to her sales!), but - well, it might be interesting to try one of Hooper's non-historical YA books and see if the characters are in any way similar.
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Date: 2007-09-24 12:11 pm (UTC)WRT 2) - I immediately start worrying that I've been less than fair (not that it'll make any difference to her sales!), but - well, it might be interesting to try one of Hooper's non-historical YA books and see if the characters are in any way similar.