Food was celebration, conversation, and nourishment. The table is where the big decisions of the family are made and all the arguing takes place.

Having a purpose is the little secret of the nonpretties. Something to do always beats something to look at.

People have often told me that one of their strongest childhood memories is the scent of their grandmother's house. I never knew my grandmothers, but I could always count of the Bookmobile.

Food was celebration, conversation, and nourishment. The table is where the big decisions of the family are made and all the arguing takes place.

If there is one thing I hope my books do always and forever, its that they honor working people.

My mother was an avid readerShe loved books about romance. Books that took place in faraway places and times. Stories with costumes

When a girl is beautiful, she gets to pick - she never has to wait for someone to choose her.