I believe without a single shadow of a doubt that it is necessary for young people to learn to make choices. Learning to make right choices is the only way they will survive in an increasingly frightening world.

People in the know say 'The Giver' was the first young adult dystopian novel.

Like many young people, I believe I have potential to make a positive impact in the world.

I always set out to tell a good story, to create a character that young people can relate to, place them in a situation that will be interesting, intriguing, eventually suspenseful. But what I find is that after I do that, then there are themes that emerge, which teachers can then use to provoke discussion and debate.

As a leader of a majority-Muslim nation, I believe Islamic countries must better understand what young people aspire to.

I believe strongly in the power of arts education to engage and empower young people.