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.
"Edgy" children's fiction is popular with adults, but kids know better
Red or blue eyewear will determine what the traveler sees in Oz
Better to write the Ten Commandments on the heart than on a wall
God doesn't always give detailed answers; what He does give is far better
A pioneer in the rejection of objective meaning succumbs to ultimate reality
A victory for traditional marriage may be both a bellwether and a firebell
The war on terror isn't America's first launch into the great unknown
Nancy Drew with a bad attitude: The "grrrl lit" genre at least admits the failures of feminism, but the in-your-face attitude is here to stay
The heroic life of Pat Tillman is worthy of ordinate praise
