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Hope Is a Ferris Wheel – Eddie and Langston

Eddie is actually my favorite character in Hope Is a Ferris Wheel, and even in the Sixth-Grade Delinquents story. My favorite characters are the ones who are very contrary. The basis of Eddie’s character is that he’s a “bad” kid … Continue reading →

Hope Is A Ferris Wheel – The Libras

Denny and Genny Libra are, after Star and her family, probably the most important characters in Hope Is a Ferris Wheel. The story, after all, started as a way for me to explain how Star and Genny became best friends, … Continue reading →

Hope Is a Ferris Wheel – Star’s Family

Today I’ll talk about Star’s family, which includes her mother, Carly (short for Carlotta), her sister, Winter, and her pseudo-godmother, Gloria. Here’s a fairly recent picture of the three of them (from left to right: Winter, Carly, Gloria). I was … Continue reading →

Hope Is a Ferris Wheel – Star Mackie

I’ve got two full weeks until the release of Hope Is a Ferris Wheel, so I decided to do some process posts. There’ll be one every weekday! So, the way I write a story is that first I draw out … Continue reading →

Events!

If you look at the navigation bar up top here on the ol’ website, you’ll see a tab for EVENTS. I just added three I’ll be doing in March! HOOZAH These are Portland, Oregon-centric, so probably of no use to … Continue reading →

Happy Valentine’s Day!

  Happy Valentine’s Day from me and Emily Dickinson! Holy cats, less than one month until my book is out in the world! I mean, technically, it is out. I got copies last week! I will say this: it’s a … Continue reading →

January Reads

I’m still hoping to read 100 books this year (aside from graphic novels), but I’m running a tad behind. Here’s what I read in January (in the order I read them): 1. Otherbound by Corinne Duyvis Corinne is another Amulet … Continue reading →

Latinos in Kidlit Challenge for January: The Girl Who Could Silence the Wind by Meg Medina

My first entry for the Latinos in Kidlit Challenge is about Meg Medina’s fabulous The Girl Who Could Silence the Wind. Meg Medina’s name will be familiar to many, as at the ALA awards her YA novel, Yaqui Delgado Wants … Continue reading →

ALA Awards

I used to get really excited about the Oscars. One year, my then-boyfriend (now-fiancé) won 2nd or 3rd place in an Oscar contest for guessing a lot of the winners, and his prize was a gift certificate to a fancy … Continue reading →

Hope Is a Ferris Wheel Giveaway on Goodreads!

Taking a quick break from a majorly busy day to announce that ARCs of Hope Is a Ferris Wheel are being given away by Abrams on Goodreads! The link (if you have a goodreads account) to enter is HERE. And … Continue reading →