JUNCTION ARC!

Look what came in the mail last week:

JUNCTION ARCs are out in the world...Feels good...

ANNOUNCING THE TITLE OF MY DEBUT MIDDLE GRADE NOVEL

Okay, so I might have already posted the big announcement on my MG blog, Smack Dab in the Middle, but I had, had, had to post here, too: after all, this is the title of my debut middle grade!

And since the book depicts one girl's journey toward becoming an artist, I also just had to make the announcement of the title on a few sheets of construction paper. I swear, nothing reminds me of the art projects of my youth quite like construction paper...Now all I need are a few pipe cleaners...




And as the PLAYING HURT Blog Tour begins to wind down, some fabulous posts went live last week: you can find interviews at The Grammarian's Reviews, Christi The Teen Librarian, Under a Star Studded Sky, and The Reading Housewives of Indiana. Book Soulmates hosted an interview and a giveaway, Valerie Storey hosted a guest post and giveaway, and Margo at Book Trends posted our incredible conversation about edgy teen content.

MY FIRST MIDDLE GRADE NOVEL!

Okay, so I know I've been using the words fantastic and incredible an awful lot on the blog lately...but here goes...

My incredible, fantastic, ever-enthusiastic (in all honesty, there just aren't enough glowing adjectives in the world to describe her) agent, Deborah Warren, just gave me the go-ahead to share this piece of news:

My debut middle grade novel has been acquired by Dutton Children's!

Keep an eye out for THE JUNK-TION OF SUNSHINE AND LUCKY (a tentative title, of course) in 2012!