I approach serious subjects, and I like to have the good guys win and have the parents among the good guys

But I found my family. I found the right thing to do. I found the way home.

I get letters from readers who say that they have always hated reading, but somebody suggested one of my books, they actually finished the book and enjoyed it, and they're going on to read another book. I'm thrilled that they have figured out that reading is fun

But sometimes, in tight corners, when your back is against the wall and the world is against you, you have to fight back in unexpected ways.

I wrote eight full-length adult novels in my twenties. None of them were published

People nearly always believe, and are willing to back it up with weapons and cruelty, that their religion and way of life is better than the other person's

Lying on the front passenger seat, as if it didn't matter, was Rose's Diary. It Mattered.