I Think We Made Out [sexuality Changing].

I Do Believe That People Who Write For Children Are Deeply Connected To Their Own Childhood.

I Never Read A Horse Book In My Life. But I Thought That's What My Friends Were Reading And That's What I Should Be Reading. And This Was "dobbin Does This" And "dobbin Does That."

Having The Freedom To Read And The Freedom To Choose Is One Of The Best Gifts My Parents Ever Gave Me.

I'm A Rewriter. That's The Part I Like Best . . . Once I Have A Pile Of Paper To Work With, It's Like Having The Pieces Of A Puzzle. I Just Have To Put The Pieces Together To Make A Picture.

In A New York Post Interview, Judy Blume, Author Of Young-adult Fiction, Gave This Advice On Getting Your Kids To Read: "moms Come Up To Me At Book Signings And Describe How They're Telling Their Daughters, 'these Were My Favorite Books,'?" She Says. "i Say, 'quit It! That's The Biggest Turnoff!'"you Want To Get Them To Read Them, Leave Them Around The House And Every So Often, Say, 'you're Not Ready To Read This Yet.'