num_pages: 208
description: In speeches, essays, and book reviews, the novelist Katherine Paterson discusses why she writes children's books, where her ideas come from, how she develops her characters and realistic plots, and her experiences growing up in China.
language: English
title: The Spying Heart: More Thoughts on Reading and Writing Books for Children
titlecomplete: The Spying Heart: More Thoughts on Reading and Writing Books for Children
genres: Nonfiction, Writing
ratings_count: 52
publisher: Lodestar Books