I have a side female character who is crazy for one of my male MCs. She talks about him all the time to her friend and sometimes claims he's actually her boyfriend. The boy of interest knows she's crazy for him but only wants her to be a friend. He even finds her a little embarrassing. (Both characters are 11 or 12)
This female character is important to the series and does more than be boy-crazy, but that's an aspect of her.
I showed a writer I know a tiny snippet of her being boy-crazy over him and the writer said that makes her dislike the girl character. She didn't do anything wrong or inappropriate (she never does). All she did was squeal when she got chosen to work with her crush and make a bunch of people stare at the crush. This deeply embarrassed him.
I was never boy-crazy and certainly not at her age, but I know some 11-12 year olds are. So I know her being boy-crazy is realistic, but can it be in MG?
Thanks.
This female character is important to the series and does more than be boy-crazy, but that's an aspect of her.
I showed a writer I know a tiny snippet of her being boy-crazy over him and the writer said that makes her dislike the girl character. She didn't do anything wrong or inappropriate (she never does). All she did was squeal when she got chosen to work with her crush and make a bunch of people stare at the crush. This deeply embarrassed him.
I was never boy-crazy and certainly not at her age, but I know some 11-12 year olds are. So I know her being boy-crazy is realistic, but can it be in MG?
Thanks.