Why So Many Great Middle Grade Protagonists Are Runaways
Keeping kids safe is great in life but terrible in literature
4 min readJun 28, 2021
Contrary to popular belief, parents do not ruin everything. They do, however, ruin many, many things — and topping the list are freedom, fun and adventure. Parents — caring parents, at least — will do everything they can to keep kids safe, which is great in real…