Five Things on an Almost-Friday

1.  It's only Thursday, but I'm spending tomorrow with the wonderful seventh and eighth graders at the Islesboro Central School.

 
Islesboro. See the little blue dotted line?  That's the 20 minute ferry ride from Lincolnville. 

Here's what I'll see as the ferry comes into Islesboro  I've never been to Islesboro, so I'm extra excited to see the island and meet the kids!

2.  I smiled over some fan letters yesterday, including this from Haley:

My favorite part was when Catherine ran in the parking lot with Jason at the O.T. I predicted they were going to get hit by a car, but they didn't. That was a relief!

:-)  Yikes, Haley!  That would've been a very different story!

3.  Thank you to Becky's Book Reviews for this lovely review of Touch Blue.

4.  I had a funny moment at a wedding last weekend.  A friend grabbed me and said she wanted to introduce me to a teacher who loves my book.  I took a deep breath and got ready to have a heartfelt conversation about autism.  But when she started talking. . .the book was Hot Rod Hamster! 

I had to explain why I burst out laughing.

5.  Tomorrow is the deadline to nominate books for the Cybils Awards.  It's your last chance to add to my pile!!! 


My "already read" pile

I've read 19 Easy Readers and Early Chapter Books so far.  Four more came in yesterday, though!