“One of life’s greatest joys is to create spaces where young people feel safe, welcome, and beloved. Stories are one such space.” — Mitali Perkins When I read Mitali Perkins’ article in School Library Journal in 2007, No Place Like Home: Books Can Create a Strong Sense of Place, I knew I had found a kindred spirit. She, like I, had lived many places before seventh grade, and geography and place were very important to her. She wrote: “Many of the books I read again and again as a child shared one attribute: they offered a strong sense of place.” I wrote to her after reading the article, but I no longer have access to that original email because my Yahoo! account is no longer accessible.