Author of Spy Girl and Poison.
One week in Madison left!!!!!!!!! 1) Last day of work at Madison Public Library yesterday. I did three presentations about the summer library program for elementary school kids and seeing their reaction when we told them that everything we do is free was totally satisfying. That, I’ll miss. 2) I’m reading The Disreputable History of …
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We’re counting down to our last two weeks in Madison now and this week “lasts” were coming around like crazy. The lasts (for now anyway): 1) Last CCBC Book Discussion — the books were so depressing this month too! Three of them were about war and one of them was a kidnapping/creepy guy story. I’ve …
1) How can I be coming down with a cold in May? Especially since I’ve never been so well vitamined in my entire life (I don’t want to move a bunch of vitamin bottles to Portland, so we’re taking them liberally). 2) Reading The Calder Game by Blue Balliett. It has a nice tone to …
Happy Friday! 1) Thanks for posting the Twilight trailer on your blog, Judy. I’m so excited too! 2) I finished My Most Excellent Year: A Novel of Love, Mary Poppins, and Fenway Park by Steve Kluger this week. I loved it! Now I’m dying to know what everyone said at the ccbc book discussion last …
I just finished Shooting the Moon by Frances O’Roark Dowell. It’s an insider’s look at being part of an Army Family during the Vietnam War — Jamie believes in the Army and in war and is upset that she’ll never get to experience it first hand, being a girl. When her brother enlists, her father, …
I really need to come up with a more original Friday blog entry gimmick. And a new picture. Every time I look at that photo I think “Eek, vampire!” Except it’s just me. 1) We’re moving! It’s official. We’re moving to Portland in June. Woo hoo! 2) We’re starting to look at apartments in Portland …