Still,she says her books reflect the Nancy Drew stories that she read as a child: "Things that I read as a kid keep cropping up in my own work whether I realize it or not.

VOA: special.2009.08.24

I read a lot of books.

VOA: standard.2009.12.15

He said,"I think I have written a lot and sent it off to be printed before I realized strangers might read it."

VOA: special.2010.01.10

ERIC YANG: "I just read a lot of things, like the atlas,the Internet,magazines, maps,travel guide books.

VOA: special.2009.05.29

"I picked up a Reader's Digest, and there I read that for $100 million the World Health Organization had eradicated small pox."

VOA: standard.2010.08.02

Listen to me. James is a tracker.The hunt is his obsession. I read his mind.My reaction on the field set him off.

VOA: standard.other

I read under the dim light of a kerosene lamp.

VOA: standard.2010.04.01

That alone is worth quite a bit of money,". "There was a study I just read which mentioned that one Super Bowl ad can be as effective as 250 regular TV commercials."

VOA: standard.2010.01.27

"I was appalled. When you read through it it's sort of like it's a memo out of some science fiction movie - I mean, the temperature of the air can't be any lower than thus and so, you can't do it for any few minutes.

VOA: standard.2009.04.17