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I’m very proud of Daisy Wells!

14/11/2018

Death in the Spotlight has been out for a month in the UK and Ireland – and so has Daisy Wells! If you’ve read it, you’ll know that in this book, Daisy finally gets her first crush … on another girl.

I’m not going to tell you who, just in case you haven’t picked up Death in the Spotlight yet – but it’s a story line that I’m so excited to have written, and I’m thrilled at the responses it’s had from readers.

Now my friend Charlie Morris, who read an early draft of Death in the Spotlight, and I have written an article for the Penguin website about what Daisy coming out means to us, and why it’s so important that children’s books should be full of LGBTQ+ characters. Enjoy – and thank you so much for your support!

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  1. Lydia says

    15/11/2018 at 7:23 pm

    Hi Robin,
    Oh, wow I was not expecting that! I have still not read it yet but I am trying my hardest to get through my books. I am so happy you have touched on LGBTQ characters because it is important for people to understand that love is love and you can like whoever you like. Also, I love the book rainbow!

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    • Robin says

      16/11/2018 at 11:05 am

      Thank you, Lydia! I think it’s so important to put LGBTQ+ characters in books – it’s so normal in real life but somehow people don’t expect it to happen in stories. I want to help change that!

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      • Charlie says

        18/11/2018 at 6:55 am

        It’s cool that you can use the books to make the pride flag!🏳️‍🌈
        Did you always know when you started writing the series that Daisy would be LGBT?
        It is really unusual to find LGBTQ characters in books especially based in historical settings

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        • Robin says

          21/11/2018 at 1:32 pm

          Isn’t it great? I don’t think I knew in the first book, but I was thinking about it from the second (you can start seeing hints in the way I write about her). It is really unusual, especially in children’s books, and I want to help change that, because of course LGBTQ+ characters have always existed – we just haven’t heard about them.

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  2. Wren says

    17/11/2018 at 12:31 am

    I love that LGBTQ characters are being included, the really nice couple that live next door to my family are gay and when they came round for coffee with mum I told them about this series, and they loved it! They also said it was clever how the book colours lined up to make a rainbow – the symbol of the LGBTQ community.

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    • Robin says

      21/11/2018 at 1:30 pm

      That is so lovely, Wren, thank you for telling them! I love that the books make a rainbow – we didn’t start off meaning to do it, but I’m so pleased that we have.

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  3. Lilia says

    18/12/2018 at 5:32 pm

    It’s really cool that lgbt characters are being included in your books! I was really excited when I first read it because as a teenager, it’s really hard sometimes to find people who you can relate to. And when I first started reading the series, I had no idea what lgbt was so for younger kids, it will be good for them to learn that it’s ok and normal. When I found out that daisy was queer, i re read all of the books to see if I could find any hints or things that would point to it, and now I can see so many clues that pointed towards it. Thank you so much for this, it really means a lot. Daisy really is a role model for young lgbt people like me.

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    • Robin says

      19/12/2018 at 4:57 pm

      This is so wonderful to hear, Lilia, thank you. It’s so important to for everyone to read about queer characters – but especially for readers who are queer themselves. I’m so pleased that Daisy can be a role model for you!

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  4. Holly says

    27/12/2018 at 7:16 am

    Thank you so much for “Murder in the Spotlight” I loved it! Just when I thought your books couldn’t get any better and they did!
    I love that Daisy is LGBTQ+ because there is often a lack of representation especially in books for children. I was really not expecting it and that made it a very exciting surprise!
    I am myself part of the LGBTQ+ community and I am very proud of Daisy for coming out to Hazel. Thank you Robin once again for writing it!

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    • Robin says

      18/01/2019 at 12:14 pm

      This is so wonderful to hear, Holly, thank you so much!

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  5. Rabbit says

    22/01/2019 at 1:55 pm

    It was a great surprise! Me and my friend pretend to be Daisy and Hazel, I’m Daisy and she’s Hazel so really the only downside is that I can’t tease her about Alexander anymore…

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    • Robin says

      23/01/2019 at 9:22 am

      Hah, oh, you totally can. Daisy will never stop teasing Hazel!

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      • Rabbit says

        23/01/2019 at 7:57 pm

        Thanks for the permission! (even though Daisy doesn’t need permission to do anything to Hazel) She can’t say anything now that you’ve said that, although she won’t be too happy when I tell her this…

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        • A says

          24/01/2019 at 1:39 pm

          Hi, I’m the friend Rabbit was talking about, she keeps teasing me and whenever I tease her back, she says “Medieval tortures, Hazel!”

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          • Robin says

            24/01/2019 at 3:17 pm

            NICE.

          • Robin says

            24/01/2019 at 3:18 pm

            But also, do be nice to each other! Hazel is a better guide to real world kindness than Daisy …

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