About Lynne Jonell
Lynne Jonell is the author (and occasional illustrator) of seventeen books for children, all with an element of fantasy. Her first novel, Emmy and the Incredible Shrinking Rat, won the Minnesota Book Award; her latest book, Time Sight, is a historical time-travel set at Castle Menzies in Scotland, the castle of her grandfather’s clan. Her books have received starred reviews in The Horn Book, Kirkus Reviews, School Library Journal, Publishers Weekly, and Booklist, and have been published in nine languages. She lives in Plymouth, Minnesota, with her husband. For more information please visit
her website.
Wonderful quote, Lynne. But, oh, so hard to achieve some days. I was a complete basket case the two weeks between the insurrection (because that’s what it was) and the inauguration. We are tired of being victims. Now maybe we can implement the words of that quote. P.S.: I love your column!
Thanks, Candace, so glad you like the column! And yes, it’s been hard to get away from paralysis and just do our work, right? Crisis in our cities in the summer, crisis in our Capitol this winter, and Covid on top of everything has made it a very tough year. But persistence, faith, and courage is still in style, and when we bring it to the table, it makes a difference both in our work and in the world.