Was it really January 1, 2012? Wow. I remember the first time I saw my first book in a hardcover, book-jacketed, fabulously cover-arted e...

This morning I ambled around my sunny neighborhood with earbuds and my podcasts.  I chose randomly- I'm so far behind. But I picked per...

"My Very Own Library and Scholastic Book Fairs give 250,000 books to children in need..." (Scholastic blogpost) There are so ma...

Although you might assume differently from the picture, no, I'm not reading while sipping a lime-flavored drink and watching the bird...

I totally love my editor, my publisher, and all the amazing people who are bringing this book into the world. Check out Scholastic's n...

The lovely people at Scholastic just told me they are sending me a few more ARCs. (Advance Reader Copies/ Uncorrected Proofs/ Galleys- many...

I'm beyond excited to tell everybody that my next book, coming in January 2015 from Scholastic Press, is now available to pre-order. T...

Or not. I've had such great talks with kids about my book. Some of their questions about GLORY BE, about the 60s, about integration, e...

For those of you who might not know how the editing process goes (I sure didn't!), I'll tell you what I'm doing to my new novel ...

In its great generosity, SCHOLASTIC has sent me not one but two ARCs of Kathryn Erskine's new novel for ages 8-12. Perhaps it was uninte...

Which perhaps I've failed to report in sufficient quantities this year. But I've had a great time hearing them, noting them, smili...

When Scholastic sent a review copy of this, I knew I'd love it.  That cover! That title! And then I opened the book and fel...

True confessions- I don't listen to books. Well, not too often. I can count on one hand the books I've actually heard. My problem?...

Not only do I have a writer I've known her entire life to interview today, I'm giving away her brand new book. Moms, dads, grandma...

I love a good dog story. But there's got to be more than just dogs doing cute things. Give me adventure! Give me heart!  Give me B...

I've had all sorts of requests for links, questions, and activities for Book Clubs reading GLORY BE. In fact, I'm immensely flatte...

50 years old! And lots of celebrating going on. Yesterday a huge banner appeared, unfurled onto the Scholastic Building in lower Manhattan...

Jefferson City, the state capital.   In honor of adding Missouri to my Life List of states, here's a photo tour of this fun, quick trip...

Wow! Check out the cover of my friend Kimberley Griffiths Little's forthcoming book, WHEN THE BUTTERFLIES CAME. Then click over to her...

 I'm delighted, excited, and proud to announce that Scholastic has chosen GLORY BE as its first Mother Daughter Book Club selection. AND...