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" I think of 'Liar & Spy' as completely different and actually not at all like a 'When You Reach Me'-type story. I feel like 'Liar & Spy' has a much quieter, more emotional revelation. "
Rebecca Stead
Liar
Feel
Reach
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" In so many ways, being a literary agent is an irresistible job to me. Not only does it involve all the things I love - being an advocate for others, problem solving, and going to meetings - yes, that's true, I love meetings, though everyone says it's bizarre! - but most importantly, I love working with people whose writing excites me. "
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" I read a whole lot as a child, and, of course, I still read children's books. "
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" On Sunday, I think the most important thing for me is to just turn my brain off. The idea of not trying is the key, because that's where you're relaxed enough to let your brain make new connections. "
Rebecca Stead
Think
Me
Connections
" There's this trouble with books for me because I'm terrible at thinking of titles. The truth is, even with the titles that I've landed on in the end, they always feel wrong. I think it's because of this whole problem of having to package your book in a certain way. "
Rebecca Stead
Book
Think
Truth
" Anyone who's familiar with my writing schedule knows that there is always plenty of time between books for me! "
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" I think things hit me very hard, and I wish I had allowed things to roll off my back a little bit more. "
Rebecca Stead
I Wish
Hard
Think
" I like the idea of a world, even within a big giant city, where you're not anonymous. You have an identity, and that's an identity that's known just sort of by shopkeepers. I felt that as a kid, and I loved it. "
Rebecca Stead
World
Loved
Kid
" I personally find the ideas that girls need to cover their shoulders in school a little bit strange... when we're telling girls, you know, 'You have to cover your shoulders because otherwise you're a distraction to other people in your class,' probably something is wrong. "
Rebecca Stead
Know
You
School
" Probably because I really love this bookmaking and storytelling world, I'd been thinking for years about the possibility of becoming a literary agent. "
Rebecca Stead
Love
Storytelling
Thinking
" I am basically in awe of every family's ability to make decisions for their kids. "
Rebecca Stead
Decisions
Family
I Am
" I am hoping to work with writers publishing books for first time, since I of course remember what that experience is like. It's all a bit of a mystery for new authors who don't know what to expect. "
Rebecca Stead
Remember
Experience
I Am
" I never had a favourite book! I liked all kinds of things - science fiction, so I read Heinlen and Ray Bradbury, and I also liked reading about kids like myself, so I read Judy Blume and Norma Klein and Paula Danzinger and a lot of other writers. I also read James Herriot! "
Rebecca Stead
Reading
Myself
Never
" I try to remember what it was like to be a kid in New York. I lived in different parts of my childhood in Manhattan on the Upper West Side, where 'When You Reach Me' is set, and also in the Midwood section of Brooklyn. "
Rebecca Stead
Childhood
New York
Me
" I've met seven homeschooling families through many, many extracurricular activities such as fencing. I don't have a point of view of homeschooling. For some families, homeschooling works. "
Rebecca Stead
Point Of View
Through
View
" I would never look a gift horse in the mouth. I've had some lovely homemade earrings and, recently, a wall hanging made in the style of Georges Seurat. "
Rebecca Stead
Never
Mouth
Style
" I felt vulnerable and very much between friends. I remember walking down the hallway and thinking I had no way of knowing what was coming, literally. This wasn't because I had some horrific bullying story, but because of a steady drip of negativity. "
Rebecca Stead
Story
Bullying
Down
" From age nine, my friends and I were on the streets, walking home, going to each other's houses, going to the store. I really wanted to write about that: the independence that's a little bit scary but also a really positive thing in a lot of ways. "
Rebecca Stead
Home
Age
Friends
" We're allowed as adults to create a life that we like. Kids don't have that freedom. "
Rebecca Stead
Kids
Freedom
Like
" I think we must all feel that there are people out there who know things about our young selves, you know, our early, early lives, that no one else can ever know. "
Rebecca Stead
You
Early
Feel
" Mostly what I try to do is build emotion. Only I'd prefer not to do it by telling you about emotion but by pushing that emotion down. "
Rebecca Stead
Only
Try
Build
" My kids really like food, and they like to cook, so it's a lot of fun to shop with them. "
Rebecca Stead
Really
Like
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" There was a boy in my building who was my best friend when I was growing up. There was also a mysterious person on my corner who we called the Laughing Man. "
Rebecca Stead
Friend
Building
Man