And It Was Lonely, To Yearn, All

Making Lists Of Reasons Was Sometimes A Good Way To Figure Things Out.

I Don't Read Young Adult Or Children's Books, Now That My Grandchildren Are Beyond The Age Of My Reading To Them. I Read Reviews, And So I'm Aware Of What's Out There. But I Tend Not To Read The Books.

I Often Compare Myself As A Kid To My Own Grandchildren, Who Are Around 11 And 14 Now. That's The Age Kids Usually Read My Book. And I Remember Myself, We'd Gone Through A World War. My Father Was An Army Officer So I Was Aware Of What Was Going On. But I Wasn't Bombarded With Images Of Catastrophe Like Many Kids Are Today.

There Is Something About That Moment, When Literature Becomes Accessible, And A Door Of The World Opens.

It Was Almost December, And Jonas Was Beginning To Be Frightened.