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.
Author of “We Could Be Heroes,” a middle grade novel
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!

Love books with funny girls? Me too. See what I have to say about them over at Publisher’s Weekly.
Here is some happy news: SPELLING IT OUT is now in paperback, so if you are looking for a sweet book that won’t weigh you or your young reader down, look no further. THIS is the book. Here’s the pitch: A rising seventh grader visits his grandmother in 1980s San Francisco for a whirlwind summer … Continue reading SPELLING IT OUT Now in Paperback!
Well, it’s fall in Southern California, and that means pretty nice weather. In fact, it’s the perfect weather for writing–not too sweat inducing. Right now, I’m working on two different projects. One project is sort of on the back burner while I finish a bad rough draft of the second. But I’m making progress on … Continue reading Happy Fall!