Fiction as Career Inspiration

I read a lot of non-fiction and sometimes historical novels, and have written about a number of these in this series about The Magic Library Card! But in between I do read fiction as well, for a change of pace and perspective. There are certain authors whose works I especially love. I am for example drawn to novelists who include science in the storyline. Those storylines often reveal the workings of real professionals, and it seems to me that young adults (YAs) who are trying to understand what a career in science might look like can find no better place to find a characterization than in one of these entertaining works of fiction. Barbara Kingsolver, perhaps the best author example of all, has her college degree in biology. There are biology and biologists in her wonderful novels. …