Show Me The Funny Girls
Love books with funny girls? Me too. See what I have to say about them over at Publisher’s Weekly.
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Read Across America
Well, Read Across America was in March, so I should have been posting this a while ago. But I did have a fun time visiting and reading to the kids at LA's Ford Elementary School. They were amazing, and it was such a treat to see them. Thanks so much for the invitation, Ford! Go Bulldogs!
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Meet me at the Burbank Book Festival
Live near Burbank? Love books! Then be sure to attend the Burbank Book Festival on Saturday, October 3 from 10-4 PM. I’ll be signing books along with other middle grade authors between 10:30 and 11:30, and then I will definitely be sticking around for the WHY WE STILL NEED HAPPY ENDINGS panel between 11:45 and … Continue reading Meet me at the Burbank Book Festival
Spelling it Out Chosen a Bank Street Best Children’s Book of the Year, 2026 edition
I’m so happy to share the news that Spelling it Out is now Bank Street Best Children’s Book of the Year, 2026 Edition. You can learn more about Bank Street books and other 2026 titles here. Spelling It Out is a witty, compassionate middle-grade historical novel set in San Francisco in 1985. Rising seventh grader Ben … Continue reading Spelling it Out Chosen a Bank Street Best Children’s Book of the Year, 2026 edition