In our community here in Boston, we have had a tremendous influx of Russian Jews and Haitians. We call these people immigrants. But they come for the same reasons that William Bradford and William Brewster and John Carver came. Kathryn Lasky bostonbradfordbrewster share on social
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 haveloveprofessional Change image and share on social
I think, first and foremost, Marie Antoinette was intellectually impoverished. She really had never been introduced to the notion of abstract thinking - of thinking at all in any profound way. Kathryn Lasky abstractantoinetteforemost Change image and share on social
Manic depressive people often have incredible energy and a slightly skewed, but nonetheless valid, way of looking at things. Kathryn Lasky depressiveenergyincredible Change image and share on social
Thinking - in particular abstract thinking, which most of us are introduced to through the study of mathematics and literature - helps us learn that we can become problem solvers. Kathryn Lasky abstracthelpintroduce Change image and share on social
I did not find that writing a diary with a lead male character differed in any essential way from writing one with a female character. They all had the same challenges in terms of attempting to establish an identity, coping with loneliness, friendships, relationships. Kathryn Lasky attemptchallengecharacter share on social
My mother was a great advocate of women's rights, a member of the League of Women's Voters and lifelong member of Planned Parenthood and an advocate of a woman's rights in terms of reproductive issues. She was also a founding member of Common Cause in the state of Indiana. Kathryn Lasky advocatecommonfound share on social
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. Kathryn Lasky greatgrowhistory Change image and share on social
