I’ve just been reminded of this video interview that I did for Zetta Elliott more than a year ago, after a panel at the New York Public Library. This is one of my favorite videos to date of me talking about the motivations behind writing The Rock and the River. Plus, after my part, Zetta… Read more »
Kekla
Mondays at CHICKS ROCK!
On Mondays I post at CHICKS ROCK!, the blog of The Women’s Mosaic. Check out my posts there, too! The Women’s Mosaic is a New York City-based non-profit organization that provides education, inspiration, and motivation for women to rise up and rock the world! The Women’s Mosaic unites and empowers women through programs that promote… Read more »
Mondays at CHICKS ROCK!
On Mondays I post at CHICKS ROCK!, the blog of The Women’s Mosaic. Check out my posts there, too! The Women’s Mosaic is a New York City-based non-profit organization that provides education, inspiration, and motivation for women to rise up and rock the world! The Women’s Mosaic unites and empowers women through programs that promote… Read more »
Cynsational Me
My guest post was featured yesterday on Cynsations, author Cynthia Leitich Smith‘s awesome all-things-kidlit blog. I blogged about my inspirations for writing Camo Girl, my novel about friendship and fitting in in middle school. Camo Girl deals with some hot-button issues of the day, like bullying, but mainly it is about learning to recognize real… Read more »
New Year, New Directions
Okay, so it isn’t the new year yet, but I can’t believe how fast the summer disappeared, and how quickly the fall seems to be getting chomped up, too. It’s already mid-October (eek!) and I’m sure I’ll be dragging out my snowboots and singing Auld Lang Syne much sooner than I can possibly imagine. So,… Read more »
Mondays at CHICKS ROCK!
On Mondays I post at CHICKS ROCK!, the blog of The Women’s Mosaic. Check out my posts there, too! The Women’s Mosaic is a New York City-based non-profit organization that provides education, inspiration, and motivation for women to rise up and rock the world! The Women’s Mosaic unites and empowers women through programs that promote… Read more »
Mondays at CHICKS ROCK!
On Mondays I post at CHICKS ROCK!, the blog of The Women’s Mosaic. Check out my posts there, too!
Sunny San Francisco
Okay, so it wasn’t all that sunny in reality, but my recent visit to Northern California certainly left me with a nice sunny feeling inside. I spent a week on the west coast, mostly in San Francisco with a few days spent up in Chico, California. Soon, I’ll post about the actual work I did,… Read more »
Camo Girl on the Radio
I was recently invited to speak on NPR’s Michael Eric Dyson show, interviewed by (you guessed it) Michael Eric Dyson, bestselling author, educator and radio personality. It’s always fun and exciting to be interviewed, but it’s even more so to be interviewed by someone whose books have been in my collection probably since before I… Read more »
A Capitol Adventure
This weekend I traveled to Washington, D.C., and Charlottesville, Virginia, for a series of book events! First, I spoke to a cool group of middle schoolers at Politics & Prose Bookstore in D.C. And followed it up with a fun, rowdy auditorium full of sixth graders at nearby Deal Middle School. I got to share… Read more »