I'm thrilled to share with you my newest story, THE IMMORTAL SECRET, releasing weekly on Kindle Vella! A sizzling romance of supernatural thrills, impossible choices, and heart-stopping adventure. When Estrella Milton moves to the mysterious Home for Girls after an...
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Happy October!
Get Lit Book Festival October is here! And so is hot cider, sweet donuts, and great books to curl up with as the cold begins to seep around us. October has been a great month. I'm so excited to be presenting at the Get Lit Book Festival this Saturday, helping to raise...
Find Your Next Read
I'm thrilled to share with you a collaboration video I created with twenty-seven of my middle grade author friends. If you are looking for a fun laugh and a new book to read then check out our First Lines video. We had a blast creating this video and sharing the first...
Reading of 1st Chapter of THE PRINCESS AND THE PAGE
A HUGE thank you to Scholastic for allowing me to read the 1st chapter of THE PRINCESS AND THE PAGE during school closures! Many of you have asked me to read the first chapter while you are doing your part in social distancing. I'm so proud of all of you for staying...
Revolutionize Your Reading Celebration
I’m thrilled to have Jennifer Drone here today to share how she revolutionized the mindset of her school from the idea that reading is a requirement to reading is a celebration. Jennifer has the stats to prove it. The first year she began the Sunshine State...
Book Scavenger Book Swap with Jennifer Bertman
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...
Using FlipGrid to Connect Students to Authors
I met Ginette Garrity on Twitter. She's a 5th grade Language Arts teacher from Bryam Schools who goes above and beyond to get her students excited and motivated about literacy. One of her many endeavors that I was able to be a part of was her Get Fired Up About...
How to Run a Literacy Scavenger Hunt
Have you ever wanted to up the level of literacy fun at your school or library? Today I'm super excited to have Tonja Doering the Media Specialist from Arbor Ridge School share some incredible tips on how to run a Literacy Scavenger Hunt. I love this idea of making...
ECOSYSTEM Blog Tour
ECOSYSTEM I’m so excited to be a part of Joshua Bellin’s blog tour for his latest young adult book release, ECOSYSTEM. Be sure to enter his giveaway at the bottom of my post. As a fan of his other works, SURVIVOR COLONY 9, SCAVENGER OF SOULS, and FREEFALL, I was eager...
Falling for Books!
Picture taken by starui62 It's fall! Which means it's only in the 80's here in Florida and my hair might curl rather than frizz. But I must say I love the heat so there is no complaining on my part. Bring on the frizz! Do you know what else happens in the fall? The...