But you always remember that she had this incredible freedom that most children don't have and she was so smart."

VOA: special.2009.08.24

And she was always filmed so that her part could be cut out for versions shown in the American South.

VOA: special.2010.05.14

Girls like flowers and sunshine and laughter and young people,you know, and she didn't get any of them at home.

VOA: special.2010.05.15

And she explains the theory of evolution through natural selection in a way that both children and adults will enjoy.

VOA: special.2009.02.27

And she says it is important to her that her two daughters know about that part of their background.

VOA: special.2009.05.06

And she turned and hurried away, followed by the worried eyes of the man, and the sad eyes of the boy.

VOA: special.2010.05.15

Regina Spektor says she has always been interested in faith and religion and she is always thinking about them in different ways.

VOA: special.2009.08.14

And she worked with a judge in Denver to establish the first court in the country to deal only with young people.

VOA: special.2010.03.08

Merry arrived seven years after her mother had her first child and she was quite a Christmas gift.

VOA: special.2009.12.21

And she says international students must be sure they know the rules of the college they are attending.

VOA: special.2009.04.23

She made speeches about flying. And she continued to fly by herself across the United States and back.

VOA: special.2010.05.26

But by the end of the movie, she has a chance to let her acting skills shine and she becomes a star.

VOA: special.2009.09.20

She tasted a bite, and she read a word or two and she slowly drank the wine.

VOA: special.2009.09.05

And she has produced six books about beading in a series called "The Beady Eyed Women's Guide."

VOA: special.2009.05.18