I truly don’t mean this to be provocative. The Ramona books weren’t “books for girls” per se, but the default perspective in literature, especially kids’ lit in

I truly don’t mean this to be provocative. The Ramona books weren’t “books for girls” per se, but the default perspective in literature, especially kids’ lit in that era, is male. That it’s a book which appeals to everyone, but is written from a girl’s perspective, causes male readers to wonder if it’s “for” them.