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May 15, 2014
Exciting Things: Week of 5/12
Lots of EXCITEMENT this week! 1. STEERING TOWARD NORMAL by my pub sister, Rebecca Petruck, is out now! This book is hilarious and heartfelt – my favorite combination. EXCITEMENT! 2. Another debut is out this week as well: Kate Hannigan’s … Continue reading →
May 7, 2014
Things I’m Excited About This Week
This may become a regular feature. But here are some things I’m excited about this week! (And it’s only Wednesday!) FIRST, Louis Sachar is writing another book. EXCITEMENT! SECOND, Larissa Theule, whose work I was lucky enough to read at … Continue reading →
May 6, 2014
TRIVIA TIME
A few weeks ago, my friend Chris Struyk-Bonn asked if I’d be interested in doing an event with her at one of our local bookstores. When she mentioned that it would be a TRIVIA EVENT I was beyond thrilled. So, … Continue reading →
May 1, 2014
“Everything Happens for a Reason…”
…is a terrible saying. I don’t like it. I don’t like what it implies or how people use it, usually after someone has gone through something horrible. I don’t think telling anyone who’s just gone through a breakup, or lost … Continue reading →
April 14, 2014
Under the Covers…
Something cool I didn’t notice until it was pointed out to me. EXHIBIT A: This is my book with its jacket on. EXHIBIT B: This is my book with its jacket REMOVED! That there is a foil stamp! And boy, … Continue reading →
April 7, 2014
March Books!
Getting back into the swing of things! Hopefully, anyway. Sadly, I did not read very many books in March! Mostly due to how hectic launch month turned out to be. But I wanted to comment briefly on what I did … Continue reading →
April 2, 2014
Launch Party!
Last week, Hope Is a Ferris Wheel came out! Along with doing a reading at A Children’s Place bookstore and some school visits coordinated with Barnes & Noble, I also held my first ever LAUNCH PARTY at Powell’s Books. As … Continue reading →
March 6, 2014
Latin@s in Kid Lit Challenge for February: Yaqui Delgado Wants to Kick Your Ass
Once again, I’m posing a bit late for my Latin@s in Kidlit Challenge. Turns out the beginning of the year is TERRIBLE when your book launches in March. (LESS THAN A WEEK! GADS!) But I should be better this month! … Continue reading →
March 3, 2014
Hope Is a Ferris Wheel – The Lost Characters
Happy Monday! I debated posting this on Saturday, and then figured that if you’re anything like me, you are scrambling to get errands done on the weekend and don’t have time for the Internet. Today I’m posting about the lost … Continue reading →
February 28, 2014
Hope Is a Ferris Wheel – Teachers and Students
Considering the fact that I was busy plotting the Sixth-Grade Delinquents story, I don’t think you’ll be at all shocked at this map of Pepperwood Elementary, with all the teacher/room assignments, that I drew about five or six years ago. … Continue reading →
