Development
According to her own homepage, Funke's editor remarked in the early 1990s that Funke – who at that point had written children's fantasy books only – should consider writing non-fantastic fiction "without faeries, ghosts and pirates". Although reluctant to do so, Funke obliged and thought up the Wild Chicks, based on her own experiences with strong or quirky girls and women. She also declined writing adventures about "kids stopping bank robbers", and only wanted to write stories that "could happen to any child". Wild Chicks film producer Vivian Naefe noted the authenticity of the Wild Chicks universe, centering around girls of imperfect families (i.e. divorced, poor or dysfunctional parents) but still maintaining a level of humor which made the books appealing.
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