A whirlwind!

Wow. Last week was a whirlwind. My book is out and I spent most of the week in New York City juggling work and book events and it was all amazing! I'm pleased to report that The Mockingbirds scored some good news last week by making several industry "best-of" lists. To start the week, my book was named one of the top young adult novels of the year by Romantic Times, then GoodReads picked it as a "mover and shaker" for November. That accolade was for ALL books, fiction and non-fiction, and put my book alongside The Autobiography of Mark Twain as one of the six Movers and Shakers for the month! And then the Association of Booksellers for Children picked The Mockingbirds as one of its top "New Voices of 2010."

A big thanks to all of you for supporting my book! And a big thanks to Romantic Times, GoodReads and ABC for their enthusiasm! And a huge thank you to Books of Wonder in New York City for hosting my launch party.

Now some pics!

Signing Books at Books of Wonder

Talking about books!

More Book Talk!

Gratitude...

Look at this display! Thanks Books of Wonder!

My talented agents! No, you can't have them!!!