friendship – Karen Cushman https://www.karencushman.com Newbery award-winning author Tue, 12 Oct 2021 17:49:09 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://i0.wp.com/www.karencushman.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/favicon.jpg?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 friendship – Karen Cushman https://www.karencushman.com 32 32 197177275 War and Millie McGonigle #6 https://www.karencushman.com/war-and-millie-mcgonigle-6/ Thu, 25 Mar 2021 14:07:22 +0000 https://www.karencushman.com/blog/?p=2655

Millie forms a close friendship with Rosie, a girl who has just moved into the neighborhood. Rosie is three years older than Millie. They’re interested in very different things and yet they’re still friends. Did you have a Rosie in your life? What did you want this friendship to do for the story?

I was pretty much a loner growing up. We moved to LA when I was ten so all my friends were left behind. I was sent to a school many miles away from home and most of my schoolmates. I like to read, imagine, dream, and put on plays in the garage. There was not a Rosie in my young life. I would have loved a friend like that. I wanted Millie and Rosie’s friendship to open Millie’s eyes to a different way of looking at the world, filled with hope, trust, confidence, and fun.

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