There ain't a body, be it mouse or man, that ain't made better by a little soup.

I have learned how to love. And it's a terrible thing. I'm broken. My heart is broken. Help me.

You are down there alone, the stars seemed to say to him. And we are up here, in our constellations, together.

Open your heart. Someone will come. Someone will come for you. But first you must open your heart. (Old Doll)

I was born in Philadelphia and currently live in Minneapolis. I write for both children and adults.

There's nothing more fabulous than an adult saying to you, "I think that you might like this one [book]." So I'm grateful every time that happens. It's an amazing thing that people care that passionately.

Pea was aware suddenly of how fragile her heart was, how much darkness was inside it, fighting, always, with the light. She did not like the rat. She would neverlike the rat, but she knew what she must do to save her own heart.