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[jasonlulu_2000]

�A good book for children should simply be a good book in its own right,�says Mollie Hunter.Born and brought up near Edinburgh.Mollie has devoted her talents to writing primarily for young people.She firmly believes that there is always and should always be a wider audience for any good book whatever its main market .In Mollie�s opinion it is necessary to make full use of language and she enjoys telling a story,which is what every writer should be doing :�If you aren�t telling a story,you�re a very dead writer indeed,�she says.


could you paraphrase the underlined sentence?


Thanks

[pugachevV]

A good book for children is simply a good book.
It may be written for children, but it is considered to be a good book by any critical standards.

In its own right means: as a result of its own qualifications, claims, or efforts.