![]() And without a sister to carry on the conversation, I just kept going. Giving her a backstory, what she had done today, where she was going now, who she was talking to. I started this habit of narrating the doll’s life. And boys just don’t play well with dolls. I loved dolls–they seemed so interesting!–but playing by yourself, they’re sort of boring. Primarily, I wanted someone to play Barbies and American Girls with. My brothers tended to pair off–two of them, one of me–and I wanted someone to pair off with. ![]() When I was a kid, I always wanted a sister. Sounds amazing! And now, from AC on this week’s theme of knowing when to pack it in: Only the Hood and his band know the truth: the agile thief posing as a whip of a boy is actually a fearless young woman with a secret past. ![]() ![]() Her debut young adult novel Scarlet, a retelling of the Robin Hood legend, released on Valentine’s Day, 2012 from Bloomsbury/Walker.Ībout Scarlet: Posing as one of Robin Hood’s thieves to avoid the wrath of the evil Thief Taker Lord Gisbourne, Scarlet has kept her identity secret from all of Nottinghamshire. Freelance writer, wrapper, hotel concierge, retail flunkie, telemarketer, non-profit board member and personal shopper are just the beginning of the list, but young adult novelist is without a doubt her favorite hat to wear. ![]() AC Gaughen has been a lot of things in her life. ![]()
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