Have you ever heard of the girl called Nancy? Her Chinese name is Fan Yi. Nancy was born in China in 1993 and moved to America with her parents when she was seven. When she got to the United States'she couldn't speak English. However' with the help of her English teacher and her own efforts'she was interested in English little by little. Finally she often got an " A" in English exams.
Nancy began writing Swordbird in English when she was only 10 because of a dream. One night she dreamed that a big white bird was trying to make peace(和平) among some other birds fighting in the forest. When she woke up'she began to write a book called Swordbird. Over the next two years, with the help of her parents' friends and teachers, Nancy's story on peace and conflict（冲突） grew into a novel. In the book'she showed her opinion that she wanted to have a peaceful world. Later, the book came out in early 2007. In a few weeks, the book was on the top of the New York Times Bestseller List for children's books. Nancy then translated the book into Chinese for publication（出版） in China. Many children like the book very much.
