I just wrote about childhood as I had known it.

The humiliation that Jane had felt turned to something else--grief perhaps, or regret. Regret that she had not known how to act with a boy, regret that she had not been wiser.

Nothing in the whole world felt as good as being able to make something from a sudden idea.

She means well, but she always manages to do the wrong thing. She has a real talent for it.

As a child, I disliked books in which children learned to be 'better' children.

I think the best teachers had a real interest in the subject they were teaching and a love for children.

Don't stop now. Go ahead! Be readers all of your lives. And don't forget, librarians and teachers can help you find the right books to read.