I'm 48 years old. In the New Year, I just hope things start to get right again.

VOA: special.2009.01.01

"I won't stand by while the special interests use the same old tactics to keep things exactly the way they are.

VOA: standard.2009.09.10

"We don't want to be rebels and betray our families, but we do want to leave home and do interesting and challenging things that maybe our families don't understand because they are still stuck in the old world a little bit.'" In the novel,Gabi faces another dilemma.

VOA: standard.2010.07.22