And the tour keeps rolling! Today you can read another excerpt from All Four Stars at For the Love of Words–it’s the scene where Gladys cookes apam balik, or Malaysian peanut pancake. Yum. I am also at Word Spelunking (isn’t that the best name for a blog?), where Aeicha has both reviewed the book and interviewed… Read more »
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The ALL FOUR STARS blog tour – stop 5
It’s Monday, which means it’s time to announce the winner of my giveaway of Jessica Lawson’s magnificent debut novel, The Actual and Truthful Adventures of Becky Thatcher. Congratulations to Lindsay Eland, who is the winner! *cheers* Monday also means that the All Four Stars blog tour is back at full swing. At Xpresso Reads, I have a guest post… Read more »
The ALL FOUR STARS blog tour – stop 4
Happy July 4 to all who are celebrating! Today was the fourth stop on the official All Four Stars blog tour, and a great day for recipes. Over at A Baked Creation, Sylvia has created a crème brûlée recipe inspired by the opening scene from the book! Check out her beautiful pictures. As a bonus, it’s flavored with osmanthus (which, I… Read more »
The ALL FOUR STARS blog tour – stop 2
Today, for the second stop on the official All Four Stars blog tour, I’m being interviewed at The Reading Date! Lucy has asked me some terrific foodie and literary questions, and my list of restaurant recommendations in NYC expands. 🙂 I am also at Literary Rambles today! My guest post, “The time it takes to get it right,” is… Read more »
The ALL FOUR STARS blog tour – stop 1
First of all, great news: All Four Stars has been named an Amazon Best Book of the Month for July! Many thanks to the editors there who selected it–I couldn’t be more thrilled. Secondly, the official All Four Stars blog tour has now begun! Hooray! The wonderful Wendy Darling of The Midnight Garden and I have been working hard together… Read more »
Happy release day to THE ACTUAL & TRUTHFUL ADVENTURES OF BECKY THATCHER (plus giveaway)!
I am so, so thrilled to celebrate the publication of an absolutely incredible middle-grade book, which just so happens to be written by my good friend and critique partner Jessica Lawson (I interviewed her for the Colorado is for Writers series here). The Actual and Truthful Adventures of Becky Thatcher is her magnificent debut, and trust me when I… Read more »
A few more reviews
My fellow Baker’s Dozen Success Story Michael Gettel-Gilmartin has reviewed All Four Stars over at Project Mayhem today, calling it “classic middle grade, full of heart and humor.” Thank you, Michael! The post also features an interview with me, so if you’re dying to find out what middle-grade books influenced me as a kid or what my… Read more »
Four-Star Recipe: Bluebarb crumble
“So what’s it called?” Charissa asked. “Bluebarb crumble.” “Bluebarb?” “It’s short for blueberry-rhubarb.” “What’s rhubarb?” “Well,” Gladys began, “it looks kind of like celery, but you can’t eat it raw. It tastes sour, and it grows like a weed…” – All Four Stars, page 222 It’s spring! Rhubarb is here, and blueberries are on their way. In… Read more »
Sign-up open for the ALL FOUR STARS blog tour!
Happy Thursday, folks! First off, the winner of The Secret Hum of a Daisy by Tracy Holczer is… Natasha Wing! Congrats, Natasha! I hope you love this beautiful book. Second order of business–check out this lovely button: And it means what it says–All Four Stars will be going on a tour! Of blogs! Hosted by the terrific… Read more »
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We’re now officially less than than two months away from the launch of All Four Stars, and I couldn’t be more excited! I’ve got great news coming soon about a blog tour, extra goodies like recipes in progress, and two (!) launch parties in the works. I also have one last advance copy of the… Read more »