I was kind of an invisible girl when I was young.

I think the NAACP isn't recognized enough for all of the work it does, especially in the field of law. They may have faded from view over the last couple of decades, but they are fighting the good fight.

It's funny how three or four notes of anger can be struck at once, creating the perfect chord of fury.

Adolescence is a modern construct and very American in so many ways.

I take mentoring very seriously and I am on the board of an organization called Girls Write Now, where we match teen girls and writing mentors because it changes their lives.

I guess this is how love is when it comes undone. No matter how tight you knit the stitches, a sharp tug on a loose thread will transform your warm sweater into a mangled heap of yarn that you can't reuse or repair.

The adolescent protagonist is one of the hallmarks of American literature.