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A story I found really interesting that I read to my little sister yesterday, was a kid's story called “My Secret Unicorn”. It's a book about a girl called Lauren who lives on a farm with her parents and brother. She has a horse called Twilight. One day Lauren visits an old bookshop in town, run by an old lady called Mrs. Fontana. Mrs. Fontana gives Lauren a beautiful book about unicorns, and hints to Lauren that unicorns are, indeed, real and live in the world amongst us, if we look carefully enough and open our minds. Lauren goes home and gradually begins to realise that her pony, Twilight, might be a unicorn. She finds a spell in the back of the book and one night when her parents are asleep she casts the spell, and Twilight changes into a unicorn! Lauren is amazed, but she must keep this secret – if anyone finds out, she could be putting Twilight in danger. The rest of the story spans over 3 volumes, and is a series of adventures that Lauren and Twilight have together. They save people from danger, solve all sorts of problems, flying around at night – always at night – and keeping their secret closely guarded. I won't spoil the story by going into any more details – but it's really a fantastic story, especially for young girls – and has some powerful and positive messages for children too. It's written by a woman called Linda ‘something'. To be honest I forget her full name. It slips my mind right now. She isn't especially famous, as far as I know, and neither is the story, but I think it's a fantastic story and often myself or my mother read the stories from these three volumes to my little sister before bed. 

Technology basically helps people gain more access to stories – we can access stories online, on our phones, on computers, in digital book form, and we can also listen to audiobooks with the same technology. This means that technology gives authors the opportunity to reach out to wider audiences and tell stories that more and more people can see and hear. This inspires more innovation and motivates writers and storytellers to create more stories – as there are more ways of sharing them than in the past – thanks to technological developments and advancements. 

Mystery novels are not just popular nowadays. I think they always have been popular! People are drawn to the mysterious, the unknown, the thrills of potential danger, and the idea of solving puzzles. All of these things are captured in mystery and detective novels. Humans need escapes from the boredom of everyday life and the humdrum nature of the daily grind – and mystery novels fill this gap! 


Children love all sorts of stories, but predominantly I'd say that they like stories involving magic and fantasy. Children have strong imaginations, and they enjoy engaging in stories that are highly imaginative. So, things like Harry Potter, The Hobbit, fantasty stories that feature anime characters, cartoon characters, talking animals and imaginary creatures in strange and curious imaginary worlds, are all popular themes in kids stories. 
