My O-Word Conundrum
Before you get any weird ideas, let me clarify that the word I’m talking about is the word “oriental,” and at the outset I want to admit...
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- Feb 15, 2013
- 2 min
Picture Book Review: A Tale From the Pound by Sandy Throne
A Tale from the Pound by Sandy Throne is a sweet little picture book about a couple who want to adopt a cat, and end up choosing one that...
- Nov 26, 2012
- 2 min
Picture Book Review: Dangerously Ever After by Dashka Slater
[2013 Update: (see original review below) Now that this book is age-appropriate for my daughter (she’s now almost 4) she loves this book!...
- Aug 31, 2012
- 1 min
YA Book Review: Scars by Cheryl Rainfield
Scars by Cheryl Rainfield is an incredibly powerful story about self-harm, rape, abuse, and homophobia written in a completely authentic...
- Aug 13, 2012
- 1 min
MG Book Review: The Penderwicks by Jeanne Birdsall
A sweet, funny story about four rambunctious sisters on summer vacation. The perfect read for those last days of summer vacation when...
- Jul 16, 2012
- 1 min
Critique group opening!
My awesome critique group, Courtyard Critiques, is a small group looking for 1-2 new members. We welcome all genres of YA/MG fiction. Our...
- Jun 8, 2012
- 4 min
Going Beyond Fan Fic – Making Your Favorite Characters Your Own
“Where do you get your ideas?” This is one of the questions that authors dread because it comes up so frequently, pretty much every time...
- Jun 4, 2012
- 1 min
In which I blog yet again about the PEN Award Ceremony, only this time with photos
As many of you already know (because you heard me enthusing about it a million times online), I was one of two recipients this year of...
- May 21, 2012
- 1 min
An apropos comic strip…
This week’s Bizarro is relevant to one of my WIP’s. Care to guess which one? #comicstrips
- May 4, 2012
- 1 min
PEN Children’s Book Discovery Night
Come see me read from my manuscript! Here’s more info: 4th Annual Susan P. Bloom Children’s Book Discovery Award Sunday, May 6, 2012,...
- Apr 23, 2012
- 2 min
Book Review: The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
I knew The Fault in Our Stars would be a great book just because it was by John Green, co-author of the amazingly fabulous Will Grayson^2...
- Mar 26, 2012
- 1 min
2012 PEN New England Susan P. Bloom Children’s Book Discovery Award
I am very excited to share the news that I am one of two winners of the 2012 PEN New England Susan P. Bloom Children’s Book Discovery...
- Feb 6, 2012
- 1 min
Happy Four Year Blogiversary, Monkey Poop!
No, this isn't a picture of me and my daughter. Yay! It’s been 4 fun years of Monkey Poop and incredibly eloquent blog posts by yours...
- Dec 9, 2011
- 2 min
The Subjectivity of a “Favorites” List
Last week my writing group was discussing our group’s book-of-the-month, The Boyfriend List by E. Lockhart. We were going around,...
- Nov 16, 2011
- 2 min
Book Review: Plain Kate by Erin Bow
I was afraid to read this book because of the heavy themes introduced even just in the synopses I read on Goodreads and Amazon, but I’m...
- Oct 28, 2011
- 1 min
Agent News and a Silly Goose
First things first, I have news on the writing front: I have an agent! I’m now being represented by the Sheldon Fogelman Agency. Very...
- Jul 25, 2011
- 1 min
SCBWI “Letter of Merit”
I won a writing award! Okay–to be more accurate, I received a “Letter of Merit” (sort of like honorable mention) from the Society for...
- Jun 1, 2011
- 1 min
Locked In: Flash fiction at Luna Station Quarterly
My short story/flash fiction piece, “Locked In”, has been published in the latest issue of Luna Station Quarterly, an online magazine for...
- May 8, 2011
- 2 min
Book Review: Lock and Key by Sarah Dessen
Really enjoyed this character driven book about a teenaged girl named Ruby who was abandoned by her mother and was forced by social...
- Mar 14, 2011
- 1 min
Book Review: Will Grayson, Will Grayson by John Green and David Levithan
But in the end (or rather from the very beginning) I was completely blown away by this book–by its authenticity, by its courage, and yes,...
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