Grace Bussell http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=25570287 Though she is the national heroine of Australia, these days Grace Bussell is largely unheard of in most of the rest of the world. But in 1876, at just 16 years old, Grace is credited for...
Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger. Illustration by Mary GrandPre. Since the Harry Potter phenomenon began in 1997 the series has sold over 450 million copies.  Many readers from my generation grew up with the series, and for girls, Hermione Granger has been...
