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I was a kid who loved to read. I read everything I could get my hands on. I didn't have one favorite book. I had lots of favorite books: 'The Borrowers' by Mary Norton, 'Paddington' by Michael Bond, 'A Little Princess' by Frances Hodgson Burnett, 'Stuart Little' by EB White, 'A Cricket in Times Square,' all the Beverly Cleary books.

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Reading should not be presented to children as a chore, a duty. It should be offered as a gift.

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'Island of the Blue Dolphins' by Scott O'Dell had a huge impact on me.

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I get my inspiration from looking at the world and paying attention to people and just looking closely. Also from reading. I get so much inspiration from other authors.

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I was a shy, terrified kid. But I was also a kid who was lucky enough to have friends. I laughed with those friends. I had adventures. We dreamed together. I relied on them.

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If you read, the world is your oyster. It truly is. Reading makes everything possible.

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If you want to be a writer, write a little bit every day. Pay attention to the world around you. Stories are hiding, waiting everywhere. You just have to open your eyes and your heart.

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I think of myself as an enormously lucky person.

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I want to remind people of the great and profound joy that can be found in stories, and that stories can connect us to each other, and that reading together changes everybody involved.

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In a first draft, I concentrate on moving forward and trying not to panic.

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Author

Born: March 25th, 1964

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