| When I plot a story, I usually ask myself, "What if . . ." |
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| What if … you witness a murder and all the other witnesses say it was just an accident? What if your sister begins to date the murderer? You'll want to read ... |
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| What if … the mother you barely know and with whom you have never lived calls you up and begs for a meeting? What if you skip school and go to the worst neighborhood in the city to see her? What if she confesses to a murder? You'll want to read ... |
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| What if … your parents take in a refugee family and you are forced to share a bedroom with some African teenager, and what if you don’t think these people are a family at all? What if you think they’re a bunch of strangers pretending to be related so they can get here? What if you think they are a threat to you and your little sister and maybe even your country? You'll want to read ... |
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| What if … your very elderly grandmother thinks her beloved old college roommate has been locked up in an institution so that relatives can grab her money? What if your grandmother decides to kidnap her old friend and get her to safety? But what if your grandmother can’t drive any more and you have to be the driver? And what if you have to break into and out of buildings? You'll want to read ... |
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