People need stories...we use stories to teach, to learn, to make sense of the world around us. As long as we need stories, we will need books.

Deception by an omission of the truth is as bad as a lie.

Elizabeth Keckley was a woman of remarkable strength, courage, perseverance, and dignity. She was exceptionally talented, but also very diligent and ambitious, and together those qualities enabled her to deliver herself from slavery and become a successful businesswoman.

One can never had too many librarian friends.

People need stories...we use stories to teach, to learn, to make sense of the world around us. As long as we need stories, we will need books.

Over the years, I've traveled to many places for inspiration and research, including Pennsylvania, Ohio, South Carolina, California, and Hawaii.

I've always wanted to be a writer. Ever since I learned to read, I've wanted to share stories with others the way my favorite writers shared their stories with me.