Cindy Pon's Blog, page 21
October 29, 2009
my invented life by lauren bjorkman
today, deb lauren bjorkman stops by!
About My Invented Life
Roz and Eva are sisters, close friends, and fierce rivals.
Roz fantasizes about snagging the lead in the school play
and sexy skate god Bryan as her boyfriend. Sadly a few
obstacles stand between her and her dreams. For one,
Eva is the more talented actress. And Bryan happens to be
Eva's boyfriend. But is Eva having a secret love affair with
a girl? Enquiring minds need to know.
Roz prides herself on random acts of insanity. In
one such ...
October 28, 2009
the quotable munchkin
*i squish those cheeks!
munchkin is 4.5 years old now, but one
year old in the above foto, making a blanket
tent with sweet pea! he constantly amuses me
with the things that he says.
these related to me by his preschool teacher,
mrs.p.
munchkin : i won't see you tomorrow!
i'm going on a long weekend to new york city!
(we were going a few miles up to carlsbad. =)
and when mrs.p asked why i hadn't gone
to the preschool open house along with
daddy. (i was at our annual autumn potluck
for brush art...
the quoteable munchkin
*i squish those cheeks!
munchkin is 4.5 years old now, but one
year old in the above foto, making a blanket
tent with sweet pea! he constantly amuses me
with the things that he says.
these related to me by his preschool teacher,
mrs.p.
munchkin : i won't see you tomorrow!
i'll be going on a long weekend to new york city!
(we were going a few miles up to carlsbad. =)
and when mrs.p asked why i hadn't gone
to the preschool open house along with
daddy. (i was at our annual autumn potluck
for brush art...
October 26, 2009
it's a beautiful day
i had an incredibly wonderful saturday this
past weekend, dear readers! as you may know,
it was the first time i'd give an official speech
at my old college, revelle at ucsd! on friday night,
i had a YA panel at the santee library with barrie
summy and laura preble and it was so much fun.
marisa, the librarian there, did such a wonderful job
of putting the event together. (no fotos, alas. hope
to steal from barrie? ha!)
so i didn't have time to dwell or be too nervous
about the following...
October 21, 2009
feast of awesome library love extravaganza!
To celebrate Teens Read Week, the YA and MG
authors of Debut 2009 are giving away a 46 book
set of their debut novels to ONE lucky library,
anywhere in the world! From October 18th until
December 31st, 2009 we'll be taking entries from
librarians only- public and school libraries are eligible.
It's incredibly easy to enter. Take a picture of yourself,
your patrons, or your library cat* with ONE Debut 2009
novel**. Send that picture to debslibrary09@gmail.com,
from your institutional e-mail...
October 20, 2009
interlude
*a foto i stole from mary pearson of our encinitas
library panel! (l to r : barrie summy, me, laura preble,
marlene perez, and mary pearson.)
i went to a teen book club today
in solana beach, but it was middle grade
students! their school is right next to the
library and they brought their lunches over
and we had half an hour to talk about
Silver Phoenix. i always enjoy these visits
so much.
i guess i'm giddy when i meet actual
teen readers who LOVE to read. they are
just all so smart and cute...
October 19, 2009
flash burnout by l. k. madigan
today, lk, the author of flash burnout
is stopping by for her debs 09 tour!
i had the pleasure of reading her debut
and i really absolutely loved it. and i usually
am particular about my contemporary YA
novels. but this was one of my top five
favorite reads of the year and will probably
make it on the final list year end. very likely.
blake is a fantastic protagonist and i truly
fell in love with his voice!
About Flash Burnout
Fifteen-year-old Blake has a girlfriend and
a friend who's a girl...
October 18, 2009
streeeeeech
*megan whalen turner and me! =D
last friday i had the pleasure of having
brunch with one of my favorite authors,
megan whalen turner! my editor had mentioned
megan's books a few times while i was revising
silver phoenix with her, but i didn't have the
time to pick up the queen's thief series until
early this year. eugenides is hands down one of
the best heroes i've ever read. and wouldn't you
know it, megan and i talked for the longest time about
everything but i didn't get a proper chance to
fangirl...
October 13, 2009
newbery banqueting with neil
i turned in my brave little imperfect
sequel late sunday night. i don't think
any novel can be perfect, tho editor and
author always strive for it. i believe in
writing novels i love and can stand by. you
have to–once it goes out to the big bad
world of readers. 8)
i really wanted to read and revise
yesterday. feeling slightly bereft shut out from
the world and characters in my head.
but i think a little distance is good.
i'm definitely going to be *thinking* about
the novel. percolating for...
October 9, 2009
give up the ghost by megan crewe
today, deb megan crewe is here to
talk about her debut, which i had
found honest and compelling.
About Give Up the Ghost
Cass McKenna much prefers the company of
ghosts over "breathers." Ghosts are uncomplicated
and dependable, and they know the dirt on everybody…
and Cass loves dirt. She's on a mission to expose the
dirty secrets of the poseurs in her school.
But when the vice president of the student council discovers
her secret, Cass's whole scheme hangs in the balance.
Tim wants her to help...
