I was addicted to this series as a child. It is heartwarming to know that they were largely produced by single fathers. They definitely made a connection with me in my youth. I particularly remember the "Spacecraft 54-40" story, and how it had a thread that could not be reached by conventionally making choices.
For me, these stories were durable and engaging. I could read a book more than once because it had lasting value still to be found. I was rather spoiled with tons of books that I really never read, but Choose Your Own Adventure surely contributed to my early literacy. That series was one that would often find me reading late at night in the bathroom while my family slept.
> It is heartwarming to know that they were largely produced by single fathers.
Leslie Jamison does an incredible job making Packard and Montgomery sound like flawed but fundamentally descent human beings. What a great piece of writing.
For me, these stories were durable and engaging. I could read a book more than once because it had lasting value still to be found. I was rather spoiled with tons of books that I really never read, but Choose Your Own Adventure surely contributed to my early literacy. That series was one that would often find me reading late at night in the bathroom while my family slept.