Of her eight middle grade and young adult novels, the most famous is Red Kayak (2004), named to the “Best Books for Young Adults” list of the American Library Association. When her children entered school, Cummings switched from writing stories for picture books to writing novels for young people. In that sense, they were very much participants in my writing.” I was in tune with issues geared to them.
“The kids asked questions and showed interest in things that I could address in my stories. “Once into the no-naps years,” Cummings said, “I turned to in-home childcare to buy time to write – not unlike other mothers whose work took them outside the home.”Īs her children were growing up, they were a constant source of inspiration for Cummings’ books. But as they grew older, long naps turned into no naps.” In the early days of parenting, the kids took long naps. The challenge increased with the passage of time. “Finding time to write while caring for children was always a challenge. She never regretted that decision, but soon had the itch to write again. When their children came along, Cummings decided to pause her career in journalism to stay home to raise her children.
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