COMING SPRING 2015!   Sunbathing, surfing, eating funnel cake on the boardwalk-Lucy loves living on the Jersey Shore. For her, it’s not just the perfect summer escape, it is home. And as a local girl, she knows not to get attached to the tourists. They breeze in over Memorial Day weekend, crowding the shore and stealing moonlit kisses, only to… Read More

    After reading Stephen King’s IT in high school, I had to sleep with the light on for a month. I also refused to use the bathroom sink after dark—fearing what might call out to me from the pipes—and developed a serious aversion to clowns. Growing up, Stephen King novels weren’t the only thing keeping me up at night…. Read More

FINDING PARIS, by Joy Preble—coming April 21, 2015 from Balzer and Bray/Harper Collins   A page-turning, evocative novel for fans of THIRTEEN REASONS WHY and SPEAK, about a girl who must follow a trail of mysterious clues to discover what happened to her sister.  Sisters Leo and Paris Hollings have only ever had each other to rely on. They can’t… Read More

Last Thursday, the first day of school for many towns in New Jersey and the Northeast, my Facebook newsfeed was flooded with adorable back-to-school photos. Kids standing on the front porch or at the bus stop, smiles on their tanned faces and backpacks laden with school supplies. Ahh. I could almost smell the fall air and glue sticks. As a kid,… Read More

It’s after Labor Day but technically, summer isn’t over! That’s why the fabulous Bethany Crandell, author of one of my favoritest books, SUMMER ON THE SHORT BUS, is hosting the IT’S STILL SUMMER Giveaway. Enter to win a signed copy of HOW MY SUMMER WENT UP IN FLAMES plus swag, and four more fantastic YA contemps, including Bethany’s SUMMER ON THE SHORT BUS, Rebekah Crane’s ASPEN, Adi… Read More