Yes, the fact that I, a girl, will happily read Hatchet but a boy wouldn't be caught dead reading Are You There God, It's Me Margaret means that we need more boy books. We obviously should have just stopped with Hatchet; no need to sell additional merchandise when everyone can just make do with half . . . wait, did you say girls have disposable income? We need more girl books!!

sigh.

Gotta love Tamora Pierce. I wouldn't know how to foment revolution in a foreign country if not for her.