A very short story
My sister-in-law just sent me this, and I thought you might all appreciate it. I don't know who wrote it, so I hope I'm not risking copyright infringement - if I am, please let me know and I'll delete...
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1) Happy Birthday, Susan Taylor Brown!!!!!! Hope it's a great one!2) Barbara O'Connor would likely never post this on her own blog because she's too darn modest, and she might pelt me with boiled...
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Let this be a productive week
My kids are away at overnight camp for three more weeks. My husband is going to a conference in Orlando from Wednesday through Saturday. One of my most-favorite friends stacy_dekeyser is coming here...
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A Special Day for a Special Friend
It's a special day, folks! One of my most fantabulous friends wrote a moving, thought-provoking novel with emotions so raw it may make you squirm. The main character, however, can't squirm because he's...
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Wow, it's been a ridiculously long time since my last post. I'm posting now because I feel like I've slipped away and I want to see if I can find a way to slide my way back. I haven't stopped writing,...
View ArticleFinding Balance
I've cleaned out three rooms in the past four days, my kitchen, my dining room and my family room. Rooms that were not full of dirt but full of clutter. I've rid my dining room table of school books...
View ArticleA Topsy Turvy Day
Yesterday was a strange day. The morning started with me getting up the nerve to quit my job. It's a good job, part time, good hours, good pay. The kids I meet as a school social worker inspire me. I...
View ArticleCongratulations Laurie!!!!
Big congrats to Laurie Halse Anderson, National Book Award Nominee for CHAINS. You go girl!!!
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Jumping Up and Down!
I am SO EXCITED!! My very good friend almafullerton was just nominated for the Governor General's Literary Award for Children's Literature, the highest honor given to a children's writer from Canada,...
View ArticleFinishing Things
Yesterday was a day of finishing things. Not my holiday shopping (which I have yet to start), or my grocery shopping and laundry (which I hope to finish by afternoon). But I finished teaching my...
View ArticleRelieved
My picture book, about how a pesky flea brings a lonely dog and a lonely man together (due out from Putnam in Summer 2010), finally has a finalized title... A FLEA-FOR-ALL :)!
View ArticleMath Question
Hi All,I'm revising a story for my editor and changing my mc from a 4th grader to a 2nd grader. Can anyone tell me if beginning division skills are ever taught in 2nd grade? My youngest is in 5th grade...
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Popping in to give a HUGE SHOUT OUT to one of my favorite writer-friends, Alma Fullerton! Alma was just selected as the recipient of Canada's Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz award in the middle grade/young...
View ArticlePINCH ME!
Forgive the cross-posting but I'm having trouble containing myself :). I am soaring high above the clouds right now, completely over the moon, and I wanted to share my news with all of you. Last night,...
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I've missed LJ! I like facebook, but it's not quite the same. I'm popping back in here now because this round of revisions is finally done... yay! I think there will still be at least one more round to...
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A giant congratulatory shout-out to my friend, Kate Messner, for winning the EB White Readaloud Award!!! So proud of you!
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Congrats!
Huge congrats to kathyerskine whose fabulous novel Mockingbird has been nominated for The National Book Award! YAHOO!
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Love for Lisa
I don't know Lisa well, but I love her books and hold her, and in family, in my heart during this difficult time. I was first drawn to her novel, Flash Burnout, because it has a photography theme as...
View ArticleAn Exciting Week!
It's an exciting week for me. Exposed comes out tomorrow! You can follow me on my blog tour throughout the week at these great sites:2/21 Adventures in Children’s Publishing and Confessions of a...
View ArticleBOOK BIRTHDAY!
EXPOSED hits the shelves TODAY!!! Here, have some cake!I'm also appearing today on two terrific blogs:Random Acts of Reading and Teenreads!Want more cake? Here you go!
View ArticleBook Launch
At 2pm today, I'll be at Baker Books in Dartmouth, MA, reading, signing books, and eating cake. :)www.bakerbooks.net
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My first picture book, SCRITCH-SCRATCH A PERFECT MATCH, hits the shelves TODAY! Kirkus calls it, "Clever fun and lots of giggles," and The New York Times has nice things to say, too! tinyurl.com/6amckln
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