When I Began To Read, I Began

Children Have Adopted A Consumerist Attitude - I Dare You To Entertain Me.

With My Writing, What I Want To Do Is Humanize The Young People I Write About.

On The Streets Of The City They Have Taken My Who-i-am As Well As My What-i-was And Now I Am Desperate For Them Both Again

I Am Very Much Interested In Getting Parents To Read To Children, And Trying To Get People Mentoring Children. If I Can Do Both I'll Be Happy.

I Think It's Difficult For Young People To Acknowledge Being Smart, To Knowledge Being A Reader. I See Kids Who Are Embarrassed To Read Books. They're Embarrassed To Have People See Them Doing It.