This piece of work gives some scientific validity to what people are doing already. Previously, people eliminated various foods from their diet and reintroduced them slowly, noting the reaction. It was a long process that was difficult for people with busy lives.

(Rachel) has shown great ability at a young age to work in all forms of art . . .and media. I look forward to great things happening for her in the future.

The shop contributed funds to our programs with varying degrees of success, until the last four years, which have seen steadily declining sales.

There's no difference because we happen to be a nonprofit when you're running a store. We have to compete like any other business.

Triggers vary from person to person, so there is really no point in cutting out a food unless you know it is a problem for you personally.

Testing is not a cure-all. But because it is believed that migraine is triggered by an accumulation of factors - a kind of points system - if you can avoid your potential food triggers, you are less likely to accumulate enough points from other sources to trigger an attack.

When I first began to have the initial idea for 'Heartsease,' I just wrote a skeleton story; that is, I started her off as this young, bright 16-year-old and then added the events that occurred and where she and other characters fitted in, even writing 3 different endings, as I was not sure where Mary's story would lead to.

One of my favorite activities when I was a teenager was going riding on the back of a horse with a friend of mine. Because we were rather high up, I could see into peoples' lighted windows as we trotted past. Questions would rise up inside: Who lives there? Are they happy? What are they doing? Any dogs or cats in sight?

Kids who want to become writers might want to start carrying a small notebook in their backpack. I encourage people to sit down in malls and listen, just listen, to how people talk.

In 'The Girl Who Chased Away Sorrow,' part of the 'Dear America' series, I took my childhood bravery and stubbornness and put that at the core of the Navajo girl, Sarah Nita. It helped me to identify with her survival and to write about her courageous journey and that of her people.