Hope in the Mail: Reflections on Writing and Life illustrator-Galia Bernstein local and federal

local and federal

She is determined to find her mother -- the bird – and while exploring Taiwan

the young NightWing has an awful secret

the pen or the sword

But its been hard to find one

Hope in the Mail: Reflections on Writing and Life illustrator-Galia Bernstein local and federalWendelin Van Draanen didnt grow up wanting to be a writer, but thirty books later, shes convinced that writing saved her life. Or, at least, saved her from a life of bitterness and despair. Writing helped her sort out what she thought and felt and wanted. And digging deep into fictional characters helped her understand the real people in her life better as well. Wendelin shares what shes learnedabout writing, life, and what it takes to live the