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I've been writing since I was a kid but it took awhile to get published-I had to work at improving my craft! Click Here was the sixth novel I'd written, the first to be accepted for publication. It went on to become a bestselling title for the Scholastic Book Fairs/Clubs, won the Colorado Book Award for Young Adult Literature, and was a 2008 Louisiana Reader’s Choice Nominee. I was excited and nervous to write Access Denied, the sequel to Click Here, because so many readers have written to tell me how much they loved it. But luckily my readers have really liked it - whew. Fact of Life #31 won the Colorado Top Hand Award and the Colorado Book Award for Young Adult Literature. My newest book, ROCK ON, which was so much fun to write. Other stu...more


FACT OF LIFE #31 Book CoverWhen Fact of Life #31 first came out, my sister, Michelle, used it for her book club and the group really liked it. I think many of them were surprised at how much fun reading a YA book could be. Of course now there are lots of adults reading YA fiction which is fantastic. So much good YA lit out there!


Today I want to share some awesome guides for you to use in a book club or, if you are an edu...

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Published on May 22, 2013 03:00
Average rating: 3.90 · 2,321 ratings · 422 reviews · 7 distinct works · Similar authors
Click Here
3.89 of 5 stars 3.89 avg rating — 1,480 ratings — published 2005 — 6 editions
Access Denied: And Other Ei...
4.05 of 5 stars 4.05 avg rating — 273 ratings — published 2009 — 4 editions
Fact of Life #31
3.96 of 5 stars 3.96 avg rating — 263 ratings — published 2008 — 7 editions
Rock On
3.78 of 5 stars 3.78 avg rating — 263 ratings — published 2012 — 4 editions
Build a Burrito: A Counting...
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4.29 of 5 stars 4.29 avg rating — 21 ratings — published 2008
Grandmother, Have the Angel...
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3.5 of 5 stars 3.50 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 2009 — 2 editions
Learning the Internet for K...
5.0 of 5 stars 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1997 — 3 editions
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Writing for Children: Tips on Writing, Revising & Getting Published
June 19, 2013 06:00PM
Front Range Community College , US

This course is an overview designed for those new to the world of writing for ch...more

Colorado Book Awards
Author appearance, June 21, 2013 01:00PM
Aspen, CO, US

ROCK ON is a finalist in the Young Adult fiction category! This is an annual pro...more


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description: Meet the Faces Behind the Books: The Englewood Library will host several Colorado authors at its 14th Annual Author Open House.
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Daniel
Congratulations, Denise, you are one of the very few people who write the types of books that should be written.

I've added Plants and your other books to my to-read list.


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