Goodreads asked Pendred Noyce:

How do you get inspired to write?

Pendred Noyce Since these days I'm writing mostly about science for kids, this is easy. I'm always wondering about things that happen in the natural world. For example, why do mosquitoes bite some people more than others? Sometimes, as I ponder one of these questions, a story starts to weave around it. That was the case with my most recent novel, Mosquitoes Don't Bite Me. What I know or began to learn about the the possible mechanism, genetics, and evolution of such a trait merged into a story about a young girl trying to find her place in the world--half Kenyan, half American, growing into her own view of justice and sense of herself as a scientist. Soon Nala's voice took over, and I knew I needed to write the book.

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