The Creative Process; I Enjoy Thinking Up

"margaret" Was Just My Truth. It Was What I Knew To Be True About Sixth Grade.

Sometimes I'll Say, "i Wrote That Book," And The Person Will Look At You As If You're Really Strange. One Time That Happened To My Daughter On A Plane. She Was Sitting Next To A Girl Who Was Reading One Of My Books And My Daughter Said, "my Mother Wrote That Book." And The Girl Started To Quiz My Daughter, Asking Her All Sorts Of Questions, Like What Are The Names Of Judy's Children And Where Did She Grow Up. My Daughter Thought It Was So Funny.

If No One Speaks Out For [young Readers], If They Don’t Speak Out For Themselves, All They’ll Get For Required Reading Will Be The Most Bland Books Available. Instead Of Finding The Information They Need At The Library, Instead Of Finding Novels That Illuminate Life, They Will Find Only Those Materials To Which Nobody Could Possibly Object... In This Age Of Censorship I Mourn The Loss Of Books That Will Never Be Written, I Mourn The Voices That Will Be Silenced — Writers’ Voices, Teachers’ Voices, Students’ Voices — And All Because Of Fear.

[with "summer Sisters" The Publisher] Sent Me On A Big Book Tour. And It Was The Most Wonderful Professional Experience Of My Life. I Mean It Was Like Kleenex On Every Table Wherever I Was, Friends Patting Friends On The Back And They'd Cry And I'd Cry.

I Think People Who Write For Kids, We Have That Ability To Go Back Into Our Own Lives.