I Think People Who Write For Kids,

I'm A More Skilled Writer Now, But After 23 Books It's Harder To Be Fresh And That's Really Important To Me. I Don't Want To Write The Same Thing Over And Over Again.

"summer Sisters" Is Probably My Least Autobiographical Book. The Whole Idea Started With Rowing Down The Pond. And I Heard An Explosion. I Don't Like Sudden Loud Noises. They Scare Me. And Then All These People Came Running Down The Hill And Jumped In The Water In Their Finery And A Bride And Groom Was With Them, And That's Where It All Started.

My Insides Still Turn Over When He Looks At Me That Certain Way.

It's So Amazing. I Mean Talk About Sexuality Changing.

I'm An E-mail Junkie Though I'm Trying To Read My In-box Only Twice A Day And To Answer All At Once.