A Eulogy For My Uncle Harold
My dad and his brother, Harold, were real characters. Neither ever met a stranger, both always lived on our family farm, and... Read More
#NCRA2017 and Friends of the Library
March was a whirlwind month! I traveled to Raleigh for the North Carolina Reading Association Conference. This photo is from a book... Read More
RUBY LEE & ME Makes the Keystone, (PA State List)!!
This is my second state list. Congratulations to all the other nominees!
CLiCK Conference–University of South Florida
On March 6th, I met fellow Middle Grade authors, Kerry O’Malley Cerra, Augusta Scattergood, and Taryn Souders at the University Of South... Read More
World Read Aloud Day! #wrad17
On February 16th, I participated in my first World Read Aloud Day. I Skyped with kids in Asheville, North Carolina, Hagerstown, Maryland,... Read More
New Interviews About Ruby Lee And Me!
I’ll be Skyping with Margaret Simon’s class on March 7th, and she interviewed me for her blog. Margaret and I were both... Read More
Ruby Lee & Me Is A Finalist for the 2018 Nebraska Golden Sower Award
Making the Nebraska State list may be the coolest thing that’s ever happened in my writing career. It’s especially sweet since I... Read More
Middle Grade Book Panel #MSBookFest
This past August, I participated on a middle grade panel at the Mississippi Book Festival. We were moderated by Deborah Wiles, and... Read More
An Author Podcast And #SHOPSMALL
On Saturday, I participated in my first ever podcast along with fellow Middle Grade author, Monika Schroeder. Our host was Ken Butcher,... Read More