“I tried to convince the kids at the bus stop to climb up with me, even a little ways, but all of… — Wendelin Van Draanen Fear Copy Share Image
“She was married to my dad, and everything was fine until he got killed in some freak tractor accident. Yeah, that’s what… — Wendelin Van Draanen Copy Share Image
One's character is set at an early age. The choices you make now will affect you for the rest of your life.… — Wendelin Van Draanen Age Copy Share Image
Part of my motivation for writing mysteries for young people is that I loved mysteries when I was growing up, and now… — Wendelin Van Draanen Creative Copy Share Image
I'd scale that monster sycamore if I could. Right to the top. And I'd yell her name across the rooftops for the… — Wendelin Van Draanen Monsters Copy Share Image
All of a sudden I didn't fit in anywhere. Not at school, not at home...and every time I turned around, another person… — Wendelin Van Draanen Copy Share Image
There’s no winning arguments with your parents, so why get all pumped up over them? It is way better to dive down… — Wendelin Van Draanen Argument Copy Share Image
“At first we tried to keep up, but soon we were tired of boiling and pickling and deviling, and my mother started… — Wendelin Van Draanen Parenting Copy Share Image
Girls don’t fight fair. They pull your hair and gauge you and pinch you; then they run off gasping to mommy when… — Wendelin Van Draanen Copy Share Image
I’ve flown kites before and I know – sometimes they’re gone forever, and sometimes they’re just waiting in the middle of the… — Wendelin Van Draanen Copy Share Image
“I've decided this is all your fault, Ms. Leone. I've run away before, you know, but stowed away or jumped trains or… — Wendelin Van Draanen Underground railroad Copy Share Image
