haa ha ha! ha hha ha! [snortg] >> patricia leanne caldwell born in tennessee. daughter of robert and irma. at age of 3 moved to missouri and returned when she was 12 years old. patricia grew up with segregation and injustices which she writes about. she spent many countless hours in the nashville public library. it was her family life that was bountiful and flowing with tales told by her story telling grandfather. raised with love of reading and oral tradition. graduated from tennessee state and degree in english in 1964. she married her childhood friend on december 12. they are the parents of fredrick and twins robert and john. her education continued with a master's degree in early childhood literature, and programming in 1975 from webster university. patricia has a successful career as a teacher and children's book editor. she changed careers to become a full time writer of children and young adult books. her goal is to create books for and about african-americans. i write because there is a need to have books for, by and about the african-american experienc

has had the tijuana garbage dump experience. even if it was -- >> oh i think that's exaggerated. >> no, i think everyone has had -- >> i haven't haa tijuana garbag-- >>o but -- >> i'm a very lucky >> b everyone s lo someone dear to them or hasaced some heartbreak, or is sitting on cancer. or everyone has had what i call the tijuana dump experience. not that extreme certainly. but everybody -- >> because tomorrow can bring something different. but for the garbage pickers, tomorrow brings more garbage. >> unless pastor von comes. there's always a tomorrow. the whole point of this i think is hope. when the hope ends, your life ends i believe. >> in your most recent book, teresita who was at one time queen of the yaqui indians, right? >> that's what they said. >> and then she was -- had dreams of being queen of the world. when she comes to this country he says, "you have to have a different dream in america, a different hope." what is that american dream for people like teresita? >> the things about the united states that intoxicate people. i mean, if people understood i think that the people i write about are enacting a love letter to america, not eviassat. this is, this is hope. you know, for example, this sounds like i'm not