As a book fanatic, I fell in love with Jennifer Bertman's Book Scavenger series. Reading, hunting and discovering clues in books? Sign me up! That's why I love Jennifer's creation of the Book Scavenger Book Swap. This hunt can be done in a classroom or even as a...
Sometimes it's hard to know if your online sources are the real deal or made up nonsense. Today, Dianne Salerni, author of numerous books, including The Eighth Day series, is here sharing with us a fantastic checklist to use when researching. This can help us...
Summer is about to begin! But just because it's summer doesn't mean we should stop reading and writing. The YA Chicks— ViviBarnes, Christina Farley, and Amy Christine Parker—along with guest co-creators Lucienne Diver, Peggy Jackson, and Tara Gallina , are excited to...
As you know, things are starting to heat up as SILVERN is about to launch into the world. Over the next few weeks, I'll be sharing some of the exciting things I have planned for SILVERN's launch which is on Sept. 23rd. September is going to be amazing! If you missed...
Finally I get to share the news about the Central Florida tour that I will be going on with four other smart and savvy YA authors called YA Chicks Kickin' It. I will be touring with Amy Christine Parker (Random House), Jessica Khoury (Razorbill/Penguin), Anna Banks...
I am so excited about this new endeavor that a team of Florida-based young adult authors are doing and I'm a part of. We've created a Facebook page for teens, media specialists, librarians, teachers, and anyone who loves literacy to keep tabs on all of our: · ...
My Orlando writer peeps- Larissa Hardesty, Tara Gallina, Sarah Nicolas, Jessica Souders, and I- took a road trip to Amy Parker's GATED book launch. Amy has been such an amazing support to me over this past year as both were preparing to launch our YA novels. So it was...
Today I'm thrilled to bring you an interview with YA author of INSOMNIA, J.R. Johansson. After watching the interview, don't forget to enter to win a NookHD 16GB tablet w/blue case! Blurb from INSOMNIA: It’s been four years since I slept, and I suspect it is killing...
One of the fun things about being a member of the Lucky 13s is I get to read some of the ARCs of the Lucky 13ers. Each author sends their ARC (advanced reader copy) in the mail to the first person on a list. That person reads it, signs it and then passes it onto the...
This past Saturday I attended the UCF Book Festival. It was such a fun experience, but then I suppose any event that celebrates books is fun. There were heaps of activities and handouts for kids. Unfortunately my boys had soccer games so they weren't able to come...