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When asked for advice about writing from kids, Author Christina Soontornvat suggests keeping a journal for two main reasons. 

Christina Soontornvat spent 10 days in the small town where the rescue happened talking and listening to everyone before writing All Thirteen: The Incredible Cave Rescue of the Thai Boys’ Soccer Team.

Author Christina Soontornvat talks about living in a small town in north Texas where she felt surrounded by and connected through stories. 

Author Christina Soontornvat talks about the collaboration with Illustrator Rahele Jomepour Bell on their picture book, To Change a Planet.

Science and engineering information in her book All Thirteen: The Incredible Cave Rescue of the Thai Boys’ Soccer Team helps readers immerse themselves even deeper into the story.

Christina Soontornvat reads an excerpt from her book The Last Mapmaker, a high-seas adventure set in a Thai-inspired fantasy world.

It wasn’t until her mid-20s that Author Christina Soontornvat read a book by an Asian-American author featuring an Asian-American protagonist. It was revelatory.

Christina Soontornvat’s father and his brother have captivating stories about coming to the United States from Thailand in the late 1960s.

Author Christina Soontornvat learned that whether through an exhibit, program, or story, kids — anyone! — need to feel something in order to really learn and retain something.

Author Christina Soontornvat talks about how the discipline of being a new mother influences her writing process.