1.0https://www.awamipolitics.comGuest Writerhttps://www.awamipolitics.com/author/guest-writerTeenage Reading: the adventure & misfortunes of fictional characters -rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="BIrK1TdL5p"><a href="https://www.awamipolitics.com/teenage-reading-the-adventure-misfortunes-of-fictional-characters-20852.html">Teenage Reading: the adventure & misfortunes of fictional characters</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.awamipolitics.com/teenage-reading-the-adventure-misfortunes-of-fictional-characters-20852.html/embed#?secret=BIrK1TdL5p" width="600" height="338" title="“Teenage Reading: the adventure & misfortunes of fictional characters” — " data-secret="BIrK1TdL5p" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(c,l){"use strict";var e=!1,o=!1;if(l.querySelector)if(c.addEventListener)e=!0;if(c.wp=c.wp||{},c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage);else if(c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if(!t);else if(!(t.secret||t.message||t.value));else if(/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret));else{for(var r,s,a,i=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),n=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=0;o<n.length;o++)n[o].style.display="none";for(o=0;o<i.length;o++)if(r=i[o],e.source!==r.contentWindow);else{if(r.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message){if(1e3<(s=parseInt(t.value,10)))s=1e3;else if(~~s<200)s=200;r.height=s}if("link"===t.message)if(s=l.createElement("a"),a=l.createElement("a"),s.href=r.getAttribute("src"),a.href=t.value,a.host===s.host)if(l.activeElement===r)c.top.location.href=t.value}}},e)c.addEventListener("message",c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",t,!1),c.addEventListener("load",t,!1);function t(){if(o);else{o=!0;for(var e,t,r,s=-1!==navigator.appVersion.indexOf("MSIE 10"),a=!!navigator.userAgent.match(/Trident.*rv:11\./),i=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),n=0;n<i.length;n++){if(!(r=(t=i[n]).getAttribute("data-secret")))r=Math.random().toString(36).substr(2,10),t.src+="#?secret="+r,t.setAttribute("data-secret",r);if(s||a)(e=t.cloneNode(!0)).removeAttribute("security"),t.parentNode.replaceChild(e,t);t.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:r},"*")}}}}(window,document); </script> Whether you are a rebellious teenagers, a hopeless romantic or a distrustful cynic, you can find a book that is perfectly in sync with your temperament. Reading about the adventure and misfortunes of fictional characters can not only motivate you to overcome obstacles, it can also helps you survive trying times by distracting you. The notion of using books to treat emotional disorders dates to the ancient Greeks, who referred to their libraries as ‘places that heal the soul’. A recent study published in the Journal of Applied Social Psychology has substantiated this belief. The article revealed that bibliotherapy –