You whip out the credit card and jump up and down excitedly for a fabulous new book by one of your favorite authors - Barbara O'Connor, who hails from the South and writes the best MG novels ever.

Here is her newest book, launched just yesterday!


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For my wonderful friend, Barbara O'Connor!!!

If you haven't discovered Barb's books yet, you are missing a real treat.

Currently, her books are on, like, 17 State Reading Lists. She's won the Parent Choice Award 5 times!!!

Her writing and characters are AMAZING. And she's originally from South Carolina so she's adorable.


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Hi y'all!!! I'm back from a little vaca with my mom and sisters eating and gabbing and partying and eating and gabbing and eating and swimming and shopping and eating and . . . I  have a great new contest that you absolutely must enter!

Go to Barbara O'Connor's blog Greetings from Nowhere to enter the contest she's having for her brand new novel, ( Read more... )

I get to be a twin today! Barbara O’ Connor, one of my favorite children’s writers - and one of my *best* writing friends EVER is my look-alike. We're doing twin blogs about our favorite childhood books. Be sure to read hers, too! 
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Couple of announcements I'm sloooow in posting.

My good friend Cynthia Leitich Smith's new book TANTALIZE has blown out the gates with a delectable aroma of fine Italian dining--my favorite food, although Sanguini's got SCARY for the patrons (aka readers), and yet I find myself wanting to slip in the back door and snoop around despite the danger.

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