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Originally Posted by Rbneader
And I have to say - I think you're doing him a disservice by focusing on male protagonists. Most children at that age can distinguish between 'main character in a book' and 'my self', and sometimes that makes things even more interesting.
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I have to agree with this. Girls read books with male and female protagonists perfectly happily, and so will boys unless they are pushed (subtly, or not) to do otherwise. Mine loves the Tamora Pierce books, Hunger Games series, etc, because no-one has told him (or implied to him) that he's not supposed to.
Unfortunately a lot of boys nowadays will read far more books with male protagonists - but that's not a state of affairs to be desired, and there are ways to stop it from happening. It is a wonderful thing that books can put all people into the heads of people of a different gender, race, sexuality, etc, to vicariously experience the world a little differently.