Ryan Segall wrote about Keladry of Mindelen, from Tamora Pierce's Protector of the Small quartet Kel, as she's known, "thinks that girls can do anything boys can do, just like me," Ryan wrote. The characters they picked came from a diverse selection of books: Joseph Plever, who chose Jaypaw from Erin Hunter's forest-felines series Warriors, hooked readers with a question: "Have you ever read a book about a blind cat with anger-management problems?" The students then recorded their essays at public radio station WCQS in Asheville. About 15 fifth graders at Isaac Dickson Elementary School in Asheville, N.C., wrote about the imaginary personalities they admire most. One elementary school turned that invitation into a literacy project. At NPR.org, audiences have been encouraged to respond to NPR's stories and to write essays about their own favorite characters. Over the past few months, NPR's In Character series has explored famous American fictional characters - who they are, how they've inspired us.
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