Amruta Krishnan Srinivasan

Scorpio

I play the violin, I love drawing cartoons, and I don't know how to swim.

My greatest fear is to be surrounded by any type of bird. Those things have a vendetta against me.

My greatest achievement has to be writing this book and getting it published.

I think that the high point of my life so far would be returning to in-person school after the pandemic. Seeing my friends and teachers outside of a screen was amazing.

Jane Penderwick from the Penderwick series. She is dreamy and artistic, and funnels her imagination into writing. Jane is loyal to those she cares for and can make impulsive decisions, but she is still a wonderful person to look up to.

For me, a good fictional villain should be someone that is easy to hate. Nurse Ratched from One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest is a prime example of a character that makes your blood boil from the moment you meet them.

Jeanne Birdsall, John Steinbeck, and Neil Gaiman.

The Penderwicks in Point Mouette, The Girl Who Drank The Moon, To Kill A Mockingbird, Anne of Green Gables, and Animal Farm.

I love to reread any of the books in the Penderwicks series.

Forrest Gump, Titanic, Despicable Me, Up, and Paddington

I wish I had the power to be invisible. I would then be able to go to anything without paying for the experience (movies, amusement parks, etc.)

I wish I could have written "The Wednesday Wars", but I don't think I could replaced the author's writing style. Every book has its own magic that no other author can replace, no matter how hard they work at it.

Music.

I do not have a writing ritual/superstition.

Picture books.

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