I worry about children not having a sense of any direct connection to the past. Mal Peet childconnectiondirect Change image and share on social
I tend to boycott all teenage reading while I'm trying to write my own stuff. Mal Peet boycottreadstuff Change image and share on social
History is the heavy traffic that prevents us from crossing the road. We wait, more or less patiently, for it to pause, so that we can get to the liquor store or the laundromat or the burger bar. Mal Peet barburgercross Change image and share on social
I don't really see any barrier between teenage fiction and adult literature. Mal Peet adultbarrierfiction Change image and share on social
I try to write stories that will attract younger readers and make them feel part of a wider readership. I do not feel able to write books that are about, or even for, teenagers; and I am inclined to be suspicious of books which 'target' them. Mal Peet attractbookfeel share on social
I used to play all the time. I would play football when it was light and read when it was dark. Mal Peet darkfootballlight Change image and share on social
I find myself, by happy accident, writing 'Young Adult' fiction. However, I dislike such categories. Mal Peet accidentadultcategory Change image and share on social
Football is a bit like chess: it's not just the piece being moved that matters; it's also the effect that move has on all the other pieces. Mal Peet bitechesseffect Change image and share on social
The very provision of benches by the council or the corporation acknowledges the human need to be private in public, to be conspicuously idle, to have nothing better to do. Mal Peet acknowledgebenchconspicuously Change image and share on social
I'm not sure that when I read 'Treasure Island' for the first time, when I was about 10, I understood all the words or what was going on. But that didn't stop me reading it, and I certainly didn't forget it. Mal Peet forgetislandread share on social
