Title: Revisionist History
Author's LJ/DWJ: penknife
Categories: kidfic, angst
Warnings: none
Author's Webpage/Fic list: SG-1 tag
Link to story: Revisionist History

Why this should be read: What would a theme be without a Penknife fic? Her usual mature writing, realism, and incisive characterization are in full force throughout this look at Daniel's childhood.

We see little Daniel's independence, stubbornness, and ultimate practicality. He's a precocious child, but still a child. The foster system and families aren't monsters, just overworked people with circumstances of their own, ill-suited to understanding this intellectual, non-Americanized kid.

It reads like canon, a beautifully written portrait of young Daniel, with hints of adult Daniel's self-awareness as he looks back.

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