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Tah-Daaaaah! Cover for BEING FRIENDS WITH BOYS

Summer is nearly over. There are only a few ice cream cones between now and...

Summer Jobs: A Thing of the Past?

All this business about Borders stores closing across the country, and then discovering this month...

And I Thought *I* Was Crafty!

Some of you know that I have a penchant for paper crafts. I love them,...

Revisit Your Summer Reading

Yesterday on Twitter, @simonschuster was asking about summer reading memories, which, for me, brought back...

Dear Teen Terra . . .

Well, I meant to post about this last week when it actually went up, but...
Vintage Mad Libs party game cover with bold red and black design.

Mad Libs = Summer (And Sister) Fun

Last week, Leonard Stern, the creator of the amazing fill-in-the word game, Mad Libs, passed away....

Sister Songs

As some of you know, since March I’ve been kind of obsessed with the songs...

Famous Sisters

Since The Summer of Firsts and Lasts is a book not just about summer camp but also...

Summer of . . . Kissing.

People think about a lot of different things when summer rolls around: suntans, beach umbrellas,...

Camp Extravaganza = Success

To celebrate the release last week of The Summer of Firsts and Lasts, my friends at Little...
Person licking a colorful ice cream-themed book cover.

THE SUMMER OF FIRSTS AND LASTS is HERE!!

This week marked the release of my third novel, The Summer of Firsts and Lasts. This...

Hannah Moskowitz Really IS Invincible

I am not really sure when the juggernaut that is Hannah Moskowitz’s charm and pizazz fully bowled...