“I
loved to read, and if I could've been a professional reader, that's probably
what I would've wanted to be!“ – Kathryn Lasky
Perhaps best-known for her very
interesting “Diaries” writing style – where she builds a story around what is
supposedly the diary of her protagonist – Kathryn Lasky was born on this date
in 1944 and grew up in Indianapolis. Her
awards include the 2011 Anne V. Zarrow Award for Young Readers' Literature, but
she’s also a noted writer of adult literature.
Her writing, she said, is often triggered by both current events and a
“What if?” mentality.
Lasky said she can read a newspaper
article, and it might trigger something else in her mind, and she likes to
choose historical fiction things or subject matter that she feels haven’t
always been given a fair shake in history.
“I treat all my characters 
as if they were real, and I am scrupulous
about the details of their lives,” she said.
“When I was growing up I loved reading
historical fiction, but too often it was about males; or, if it was about
females, they were girls who were going to grow up to be famous like Betsy
Ross, Clara Barton, or Harriet Tubman. No one ever wrote about plain, normal,
everyday girls. I always wondered what it was like to be just a normal kid
growing up in trying times or during a great moment in history.”
“Whether you are a 12-year-old
princess or a 12-year-old regular kid, you need to know you are loved and
respected.”
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