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21. Why it’s good to read like a teenager

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There’s a negative stereotype of teenage readers as naively absorbed in their favourite books - think of young readers obsessed with Harry Potter. But Jill Richards believes that the best books and films aimed at teenagers actually create space to think for yourself. These works invite us to relate to them as fans, but in contrast to the stereotype of fans loving everything about their favourite fictional universe, Jill argues that fandom is about mixed feelings - loving some aspects of a work and rejecting others - and thus making it your own.

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