Veronica GilesI was aware of the impact one life has upon another from the time I was vey young. I was a champion orator in high school, using all of my own material. Seeing my stoic principal - who seldom spoke much less laughed - erupt into peels of laughter durng my speeches allowed me to see the power of the spoken word. As a children's storyteller, I am praying my words will have as great an impact upon the young. There is too much bullying in the world today, with the many suicides among the young giving avid proof of this. It is time we all stood up for the bruised and battered Edies of this world - a world in which there are far too few Coras and too many Sarah Sues! Read More Read Less