Award of the state

Ah, the sweet smell of success. Literally. I drove to Hershey yesterday to receive the Keystone to Reading Award from the Keystone State Reading Association for my chapter book, Punished. The young adult award went to Pam Muñoz Ryan, who is such a trooper that she flew here from San Diego just to attent the luncheon. I had a chance to chat with her for a while, which was nice.

I'm enjoying a small lull before the last travel marathon of the fall. Starting in the middle of next week, I'll ...