#Brooding: @kjezermo is the proud parent of two avid readers. She has no shame in bragging about it. But really, she writes, credit is due to the children’s book authors who hooked them in. However! Now that they have consumed all of the blockbuster low-hanging fruit of kid literature, she's been struggling to find them well-written, thought-provoking fiction for the preteen years. The fantasy genre feels like a monolith that it’s hard to see beyond, and they’ve burned out on the dragons, wizards, and myths. Where’s the good stuff? Turns out it's in public libraries. She spoke to children's librarians to help her compile a wishlist of actually good children's literature that doesn't tend to get pushed by bookstores — and is written mostly by authors who have day jobs. Click the link in bio for more on the current kid lit situation, and the titles @kjezermo recommends.