Goodreads asked Delaney Green:

Where did you get the idea for your most recent book?

Delaney Green What sparked Jem’s story was a classroom discussion about the American War of Independence. I asked my students to discuss whether the war might have been averted if Britain and America had gotten along better. Out of that conversation Jem was born, although her story goes in a different direction from the one inspired by my students because Jem insisted I write her story the way she wanted it told--and she’s not done talking yet.

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