In graduate school she wrote a paper on Nancy Drew.

VOA: special.2009.08.24

My niece drew a picture of my family once when she was three.

我侄女三岁时画了张全家福

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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

How long can she keep it a secret,anyway? Jennifer Lopez gave birth to twins a couple of years ago and drew on her own experiences to play Zoe.

VOA: standard.2010.04.30