Nothing In The Whole World

Otis Was Inspired By A Boy Who Sat Across The Aisle From Me In Sixth Grade. He Was A Lively Person. My Best Friend Appears In Assorted Books In Various Disguises.

What Interests Me Is What Children Go Through While Growing Up.

I Had A Very Wise Mother. She Always Kept Books That Were My Grade Level In Our House.

The Key To Writing Successful Ya Is To Keep The Adults Out Of The Story As Much As Possible.

I Don't Necessarily Start With The Beginning Of The Book. I Just Start With The Part Of The Story That's Most Vivid In My Imagination And Work Forward And Backward From There.