The 2023 Pratchat Challenge - hosted by mcbenzie

A book with a child or young person protagonist
At the other end of the scale, Pratchett also writes brilliantly about - and for - children and young people. You don’t have to pick a children’s or YA book for this prompt, either; there are plenty of books about children written for adults.

Suggestions to come.
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The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making by Catherynne M. Valente

The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making

Fairyland #1

Catherynne M. Valente

247 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)

fiction fantasy middle grade adventurous lighthearted medium-paced
Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver

Demon Copperhead

Barbara Kingsolver

548 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction literary dark emotional sad medium-paced
Sweep: The Story of a Girl and Her Monster by Jonathan Auxier

Sweep: The Story of a Girl and Her Monster

Jonathan Auxier

368 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction fantasy middle grade adventurous emotional hopeful medium-paced
Anne Frank's Diary: The Graphic Adaptation by Anne Frank

Anne Frank's Diary: The Graphic Adaptation

Anne Frank

160 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

nonfiction graphic novel history memoir emotional reflective sad fast-paced
The Subtle Knife by Philip Pullman

The Subtle Knife

His Dark Materials #2

Philip Pullman

368 pages • first pub 1997 (editions)

fiction fantasy middle grade young adult adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
In Other Lands by Sarah Rees Brennan

In Other Lands

In Other Lands #1

Sarah Rees Brennan

437 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ young adult adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced
Terra by Mitch Benn

Terra

Mitch Benn

272 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

fiction fantasy science fiction young adult adventurous emotional hopeful fast-paced