 She reported from Afghanistan in both 2004 and 2008.In 2006, she traveled in Kenya to research the novel "The Camel Bookmobile" (2007), published by HarperCollins.She had previously published the books "Staircase of a Thousand Steps" (2001), "The Distance Between Us" (2004), "31 Hours" (2009), and "What Changes Everything" (2013).