Every writer can tell you that a book is only truly alive when it finds passionate readers who bring it alive in their imaginations.

I think it is important to know how to teach new material to help young people grow and learn.

Marjorie Agosin proves the power of the word to transport us to the center of her humane and human vision.

Each of us will have to make the choices that allow us to be the largest versions of ourselves.

It's always gratifying to hear from a passionate reader, and as a longtime educator, I'm especially pleased and heartened when that reader is a young student who is inspired to write me and let me know that my book has helped him or her find her way.

There is no end to what can be said about the world

Every writer can tell you that a book is only truly alive when it finds passionate readers who bring it alive in their imaginations.