Pink Hair and Other Terrible Ideas – Advance Reading Copy

PINK HAIR AND OTHER TERRIBLE IDEAS by Andrea Pyros Twelve-year-old Josephine has a lot on her plate, best friend issues, first crush issues, divorced parent issues, twin brother issues…and then

My new favorite tool

I recently downloaded Simple Blocker. Have you used it? It’s a way to stop yourself from wasting time online instead of getting work done. You simply list all the sites

From the Mixed-Up Files… of Middle-Grade Authors

Writing can be lonely, but not if you have (virtual) coworkers. So I’m excited to be joining the crackerjack team over at From the Mixed-Up Files, where I’ll do interviews and

My blog tour begins!

Countdown to September 2nd, the publication date for My Year of Epic Rock. Some very nice middle grade and YA bloggers are helping me promote the book’s launch, including Chapter

What’s middle grade and what’s YA?

Librarians and booksellers need to know so much: what books are good, what level reader they’re right for, what’s age appropriate and on and on. This PW piece on how

My Year of Epic Rock — cover reveal!

    If life was like a song…   Nina Simmons’ song would be You Can’t Always Eat What You Want. (Peanut allergies, ugh). But that’s okay, because as her best friend Brianna