About Molly |
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Most of the time Molly Jones is half buried in a pile of papers and books, with a computer running at her elbow. “I think we write and read for the same reason -- to find connection,” she said. “Scientists who study human origins say that, wherever we live, we all came from the same ancestors. We’re connected, they tell us. Yet we still feel like we’re swimming alone in a rip tide. A teen who is reading a Harry Potter book feels connected -- they live Harry’s life along with him, and they also feel connected to millions of other teens who are reading the same book at the same." “When we write, instead of grabbing onto the connection another writer has made for us, we dig into our own imagination and whatever we can learn from research to create or discover a connection. Reading or writing, we connect because we sense in the characters those common things buried in us, too.” |
IBBY 2012 International Book awards: The International Board on Books for Young People has announced its 2012 list of award winning international books for young readers. Find the list at www.ibby.org. |