I Was Sports Editor For My High

I Decided To Go To Latin America Because Many Of My Students In Washington Emigrated From This Region And Inspired Me To Learn More About Their Home Countries.

I Didn't Go To Latin America Thinking, 'i'm Gonna Write A Book. This Is What I'm Gonna Do.' I Went There To Work For Unicef And To Learn.

I'm More Like My Father, Personality-wise. But My Mom And I Get Alone Really Well, Obviously, Because My Mom And My Dad Get Along So Well.

[my Mom] Had Always Wanted To Write A Children's Book. She Was A Children's Librarian And An Elementary School Teacher, So Of Course She Loves Children And Children's Literature.

As A Teacher You Can See The Difference In Kids Who Have Parents Who Were Involved. That Difference, By The Time These Kids Get To The Third Grade, Is Drastic.