I was presenting to a group of 7th graders about writing and World War II , which is what my novels are about. At one point, I asked someone to speak up with an example. Many of you may remember being in 7th grade. It’s that time when you sort of want to speak up, but you’re not going to if no one else raises their hand. So, when no hands went up, I said, “Okay, we’ve been talking about how brave the kids of World War II…
