![]() ![]() One interesting thing is that reveiwers of The Spell Book of Listen Taylor often say, emphatically, that this is NOT a book for young adults – either because young adults won’t understand the adult issues and characters in it, or won’t be interested in them. The result is a different story, and one that is aimed more at young adults. Some of the other adults disappeared, some of their actions stopped making sense, and some of them became more complete. For example, Listen’s older brother became her father. When I started to write more about Listen, an unexpected thing happened. ![]() And what exactly she thought about the Zing Family Secret. He wanted to know why her friends were so cruel. Listen, twelve years old, was already very important – her Spell Book is central to the plot – but she was also very quiet. I rewrote Pancakes because my American editor was intrigued by the character of Listen Taylor. In many ways, it’s the same book, but there’s a lot of new material about a girl named Listen Taylor. ![]() The Spell Book of Listen Taylor is a revised version of “I Have a Bed Made of Buttermilk Pancakes”. ![]()
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