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Eye on Education: A seagull stole my dignity
Thomas Paine once proclaimed, “These are the times that try men’s souls.”
Of course, Paine was an 18th-century political philosopher, not a school principal. But I can say with certainty that there isn’t a school principal in the country who can’t relate to Paine’s statement.
Barely a week goes by in a typical school where the principal isn’t confronted with a wide range of “situations” that range from abject horror to outrageous hilarity. Often, what at the time is perceived as a calamitous embarrassment is reconsidered years later (and often assisted by potent libations) as stupendously funny.
Photo: Bryan Aldana
on January 10, 2021
Podcasts editor Ellie Wong interviewed Christina Li ’21, a Stanford senior and debut author of the middle-grade novel “Clues to the Universe.” They discussed writing about grief and loss, finding commonalities in art and science, the importance of Asian-American characters and more.
This transcript has been lightly edited and condensed for clarity.
The Stanford Daily (TSD): I read on your blog that the first novel you drafted was young adult (YA) fantasy. How did you transition to writing a middle-grade book?
Christina Li (CL): YA was what I was reading at the time. I was really liking authors that came out around 2012 and 2013, like Marie Lu and Leigh Bardugo. YA fantasy was where I started out, and the book was a YA retelling of the Opium Wars.