Look inside yourself and you'll find a world of things (a world of your own experiences) worth writing about.
"Bette Greene" is the author of several books for children and young adults, including Summer of My German Soldier, The Drowning of Stephan Jones, and the Newbery Honor book Philip Hall Likes Me, I Reckon Maybe. She currently resides in Boston, Massachusetts.
Greene was raised in Parkin, Arkansas, where she stuck out as a Jewish girl in the American South during the Great Depression and World War II. Her books focus on themes of injustice and alienation. Her book, Summer of My German Soldier, is based heavily on her childhood.
More Bette Greene on Wikipedia.What is genius, anyway, if it isn't the ability to give an adequate response to a great challenge?
Experiencing life through a book can help you learn without all the pain of going through the experiences first hand.
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