I got a chance yesterday to do one of my favorite things- recommend a book to a friend. She has a son named Nicholas, whom they had been calling Nicky. He recently decided that people should not call him 'Nicky', because it is A Girl's Name. I guess spelling does't count when you are 8!
I told her they should read Freckle Juice, by Judy Blume. The main charcter is a boy named Nicky. Kids like seeing their own names in stories- they feel there must be some kind of connection before they even start in. Plus I have always thought that was a really fine book. It falls in the literature catagory for me, rather than kid directed junk.
It seemed like there were some more boy Nicky characters, but that was all I could call to mind in the moment. I'm thinking of stories for young people- any tips?
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