I think they can. Diana Wynne Jones has a note on that, on how for when she switched to writing for adults, she had to add on a lot of explanations and exposition which she saw as ham-handed and unnecessary.
So perhaps Nix is aiming at an even younger audience, or something, or he underestimates the youth.
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Date: 2007-03-06 08:21 am (UTC)So perhaps Nix is aiming at an even younger audience, or something, or he underestimates the youth.