My author friends–former girls, all–went with me to the Boston American Girl store over the weekend. Girls and their parents were lined up in a long line. I signed for two hours again. Thrilldom! One of the most delightful things about these American Girl store signings is that the employees all seem to be having so
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Eeeeeeeee! I love the American Library Association conferences because of all the book lovers hanging out in one place. This morning’s announcements were an extra thrill because Libba Bray won the Printz for GOING BOVINE. I remember a hike when she was musing about how much courage it took to do something completely different–after her
My Boston time is coming to an end, but I still have the signing at the American Girl store at the Nadick Collection near Boston to look forward to today. Meanwhile, yesterday at ALA, my big thrill o the day was getting to see Advance Reader Copies for the new books coming out from two former students
I love Boston because of Nancy and Jim’s living room! Tonight I’ll be signing at the Barnes and Noble store in Burlington. Saturday at 2:00 I sign at the Borders in Braintree. Sunday is the big signing at the American Girl store in Natick, near Boston. In between, I’ll hang out at ALA with many
Okay…Lanie has taken some hits over “do we need another blonde doll?” I loved hearing a recent comment that she’s thrilled to see a blonde girl who’s determined to get outside–in spite of her family’s inside genes–and loves science. Lots of stereotypes in this world. Lots of ways to work against the grain of those stereotypes. Go,
On Tuesday, I did my very first author visit where I actually got to talk about Lanie and her story, and–to make it even sweeter–it was at Haggerty School in Cambridge, MA, where I did research to try to figure out Lanie’s world. A program called City Sprouts is doing a fabulous job of hooking
The beautiful cabbages at Haggerty School.
Who knows what Lanie might have become except for Nancy and Jim? Nancy Werlin and I met online and became buds at ALA in New York City more than 10 years ago. She’s always been a Boston girl. Jim McCoy made her life sweeter but has also been a gift to the whole group of
This is the only picture I found (in my sorting) of Dad’s amazing garden…and below that such a common view–Dad fixing things–and also one of the hikes around Maji.
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