Award-winning author A. LaFaye discusses her numerous books for kids, including young adult stories, like Worth and The Year of the Stardust Man, and children’s picture books, such as Walking Home to Rosie Lee. Her latest picture book, Ready to Fly: How Sylvia Townsend Became the Bookmobile Ballerina, is a story of determination, perseverance and creativity. A. is also an English professor and a writing mentor, who works hard to help aspiring authors do their best work and achieve their writing goals.