NiCTatE

Okay, I'm not winking at anyone. I just think NCTE is striving to become part of a full word. (eNChanTEd? NiCoTiNe?) I had an amazing time in Philly. I ran into all sorts of fun people -- Gordon Korman, Jo Knowles, Lisa Yee, David Levithan, Chris Crutcher, among others. I saw Laurie Halse Anderson and Jane Yolen from a distance as they signed for humongous lines of fans. (I love seeing long lines for people I like.) Best part -- my daughter attended. Bester part -- we were just about...