Janie is a senior writer who contributes commentary to WORLD and oversees WORLD’s annual Children’s Books of the Year awards. She also writes novels for young adults and authored the Wordsmith creative writing curriculum. Janie resides in rural Missouri.
Fun reads for ages 12-15
The West should find ways to help refugees—but not from a need for atonement or restitution
It’s about more than kicking up our feet
Animal fantasy for middle graders
‘Unconditional love’ is not a ‘get out of jail free’ card