Having recently completed an MA in Children's Literature, Giuliana Peresso decided to further her studies by reading for a PhD at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne. Meanwhile she teaches Literature to Secondary School Children and enjoys doing some freelance writing for the local media when she finds the time. She recently completed a Masters Degree entitled 'Ursula K. Le Guin's Earthsea Quintet and J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter Series: A Narratological and Structural Analysis.'