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- Ridley Pearson says inspiration, passion drove the writing of 'White Bone'
'Maybe four years ago, I read that your and my grandchildren will not see elephants in the wild,' Pearson told Monitor contributor Erik Spanberg. 'I kind of got passionate about it and I decided to make it the topic of [my] book.'
- 'Outrun the Moon' features a stellar YA heroine set in historic Chinatown
Mercy Wong, a sharp-eyed, entrepreneurial teenager wants to create a better life for her family. An earthquake crosses her plans.