You see it right now in our country - and around the world, for heaven’s sakes - where kids are speaking up about climate change and gun violence and school issues. This is one of the things I love the most about writing for and hanging out with teenagers. What do you want to inspire in young people reading this story in regards to activism? While she’s unsure of her strength and abilities, Diana is confident when it comes to breaking the rules when she knows that the rules aren’t right to help those in need. But ultimately the hope is that all of our children will come through adolescence not as strong as they were when they went into it but even stronger, having had some experience in the real world, beginning to figure out who they are. We don’t do a great job as a culture talking to our kids and being really present in their lives to help them get through those hard times, which is why a lot of them end up suffering in silence and feeling so alone. You’re going from caterpillar to butterfly, and you’re in the middle of this really messy transition. That’s such a great metaphor with her losing her physical gifts and being really baffled by what’s going on with her body - it’s that feeling of confusion and sometimes loss that teenagers can feel.
I think every single human being goes through feeling like they lose their power when they’re teenagers. What does taking that away from her add to the story? In the book, Diana is born strong, but when she becomes a teenager she loses her strength.
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