Last week I spent a day at Hornell High School in Hornell, New York. Great students, cool teachers, a wonderful librarian - good times. It was while I was there that I was asked one of the best questions anyone has ever asked me about my YA books.

Strike that - about any of my books.

During lunch with the AP Psychology class, one of the students asked if I thought my books would have the same impact if I had somehow worked in a traditional happy ending. That may not be the word-for-word question, but you get the drift. And this isn't the word-for-word answer I gave, but I'll try to get it in the ballpark.

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