Originally Posted by HowlerKarma
Another interesting sequelae to this kind of interest seems (well, okay-- anecdotally) to be an eventual interest in and participation in RPG gaming during preteen/teen years (and in some cases beyond).

In that case, I think that interest in this book series can serve as an early indicator that kids have that set of interests and innate needs (socially and intellectually).

These kind of things also go into my box of "things that did not help my life at all" and are included in the box of "years of my life that I wish I could get back.""