Addie on the Inside

Best-selling children’s author James Howe had written many books, but suddenly he was stuck. Really stuck.

Howe was determined to write a book about Addie Carle, one of the main characters in The Misfits, his 2001 novel about four middle school friends. But he had spent two unsuccessful years trying to capture the voice of the strong-willed and extremely outspoken Addie.