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- A teacher and YA writer
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@darlingsr4ever
- Books I've written, anthologies I've contributed to, and any scripts or plays I've authored:
- Confessions of a Not It Girl
If I Have a Wicked Stepmother, Where's My Prince?
The Breakup Bible
Girlfriend Material
The Amanda Project
The Darlings Are Forever
The Darlings in Love
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- Fiction
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- The Authors Guild
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- Kamy!!!
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Calling all cheerleaders!
Posted on February 21, 2012 at 6:42pm 0 Comments 0 Likes
Hi!
For research for a book I'm working on, I'm hoping to talk to someone who is currently a coach for a cheerleading squad. If you or someone you know fits the bill, I'd love to hear from you!
Why I Write YA
Posted on February 4, 2012 at 1:00pm 43 Comments 15 Likes
When people hear that I write novels for teenagers, they often respond with a question that I find ever so slightly disingenuous: “How can you remember all that stuff?”
I really shouldn’t accuse complete strangers of lying to my face. After all, it’s hard to think of something to say when someone tells you her profession (“You’re a lawyer? That must be so…interesting”), and people might feel that a simple, “Cool” will…
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- At 5:52pm on February 9, 2012,
Virginia A. Simpson, Ph.D. said… A great day was when every girl in the class after mine refused to join any of the exclusive Clubs and they were forced to disband. A wonderful moment of equality for all students. The year was 1966 and the times they were a changin'.
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Bestselling Author of The Four Ms. Bradwells, The Wednesday Sisters (a writing group novel), and The Language of Light (all Random House/Ballantine)
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