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This post is for some good friends of mine – fifth graders at the schools I visit. Non-fifth graders – you may read it, too, if you like.  It’s time […]

I had the fun opportunity to lecture this weekend at Kindling Words East in Essex, Vermont, to an audience of writers, illustrators, and editors. No pressure! My topic was on […]

I’ve been devouring 13 Ways of Looking at the Novel by Jane Smiley, and marking it up like a Bible for its densely packed gems of clear critical insights and […]

Today is the release date for the paperback edition of The Scandalous Sisterhood of Prickwillow Place, released by the SquareFish imprint of Macmillan, so I thought a scandalous celebration was […]

I’m excited to share the exquisite cover of my upcoming young adult novel, The Passion of Dolssa, coming April 12, 2016 from Viking Children’s Books in North America. Isn’t it […]

Last March, I guest-blogged for the State Library of Victoria, Australia‘s groovy blog for YA readers: InsideADog.com. Over the course of the month I wrote eight posts about writing. Enough time […]

When I was a young (so very young!) bride-to-be, the women at my church threw me a bridal shower. Among the dishes, towels, and utensils I received from this coven […]

Here’s an overdue bulletin of all that’s been happening with me lately (and why I’ve been so behind in my blogging!). 1.     This year we managed an epic cross-country […]

Last weekend was the New England Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI) conference in Springfield, MA. I attended on Friday and Saturday, and gave a presentation Saturday afternoon […]

These books were gifts for nieces and nephews, ranging from 3-12, and I’ve already given them, so there’s no harm now in me sharing my choices here. Last-minute shoppers, if […]