today, i’m featuring erin’s second novel out!
don’t you love that title and cover?

Book Summary:

Hamlet Kennedy just wants to be your average, happy,
vanilla eighth grader. But with Shakespearean scholar parents
who dress in Elizabethan regalia and generally go about in
public as if it were the sixteenth century, that’s not terribly easy.
It gets worse when they decide that Hamlet’s genius sevenyear-
old sister will attend middle school with her– and even worse
when the Shakespeare project is announced and her sister is
named the new math tutor. By the time an in-class recitation
reveals that our heroine is an extraordinary Shakespearean
actress, Hamlet can no longer hide from the fact that she–
like her family–is anything but average.

Author Bio:

Erin Dionne’s debut novel, Models Don’t Eat Chocolate
Cookies, was inspired by events that occurred in seventh
grade, when she wore a scary peach bridesmaid dress in her
cousin’s wedding and threw up on her gym teacher’s shoes
(not at the same event). Although humiliating at the time,
these experiences are working for her now. Erin lives outside
of Boston with her husband and daughter, and a very insistent
dog named Grafton. She roots for the Red Sox, teaches English
at an art college, and sometimes eats chocolate cookies.

the cindy interview!

1. what was your favorite childhood book?

My favorite childhood book…I had so many!! I went
through a Greek myths phase, and carried around D’Aulaire’s
Book of Greek Myths for a while (oh, how I would have LOVED
the Percy Jackson series!!). Harriet the Spy was another favorite.
I started keeping a notebook because of Harriet, so I give her a
lot of credit in my development as a writer.

anne frank really inspired me to begin diligently keeping
a journal! we read her in 8th grade.

2. if you could win a gold medal in any olympic
event, which would it be?

Well, if talent and ability were no option, I’d have to say
gymnastics. I failed miserably at gymnastics as a kid (too
tall, too gangly, couldn’t do a straight cartwheel), but would
love to be able to flip and fly and dance like those girls. *sigh*
Winter Olympics? Definitely luge. I love sledding!!

3. if you could buy a lovely writing retreat/cottage
anywhere in the world, where would it be?

Maui, Hawaii. Tropical, beautiful, pineapple capital of
the world…’nuff said. : )

Great questions, Cindy! Thanks for having me!

congratulations on your second book release, erin!!!

you can find out more about erin :

erindionne.com

and indie book love!

i am very excited to start the 2010 debs
tour today with shani’s bedeviled!

Book Summary:

Angel Garrett knows two things for sure. The
first is that she inherited her devil-dad’s powers.
The second is that she wreaks havoc whenever she
tries to use them. Especially  when she’s trying to
impress her crush, Cole. Angel’s only solution is to
stay as far away as possible from him until she learns
how to harness this new gift. But how do you avoid
someone and get him to ask you to the school dance
at the same time?

Author Bio:

Shani Petroff is a writer living in New York City. In
addition to tween and teen books, Shani writes for
news programs and several other venues. When she’s
not locked in her apartment typing away, she spends a
whole lot of time on books, boys, TV, daydreaming, and
shopping online. She has no devil lineage as far as she knows.

and the brand new cindy interview!

1. What was your favorite childhood book?

I really liked A Little Princess. Although, I will admit
I watched the movie on TV first. And this was where I
learned you really should read the book and not count
on a movie for a book report. I actually read a lot as a kid,
but for some reason didn’t get around to A Little Princess
in time for the assignment. So I wrote it up based on what
I remembered seeing on TV. Big mistake. One of the
characters was a scullery maid. I had never heard that
word before—and was convinced that they had called
her a scuttery maid or something like that—which I used
all over my report. And that was just one of my mistakes!
In the end, I did end up reading the book and really liking it!
And now it forever holds a little place in my heart—and my memory.

omg, a little princess also an absolute favorite of mine.
tho i have never seen the movie? scuttery maid, haha!

2. If you could win a gold medal in any Olympic event,
which would it be?

I’ve always been so impressed by the figure skaters and
the way they can do the turns and jumps and all those fancy moves.
I’ve only been on ice skates a couple of times—and each time I barely
let go of the wall or the person I was with. So I would love to win a
gold medal in that—but for now I’d be happy if I could to do a couple
of circles around the rink without stumbling!

3. If you could buy a lovely writing retreat/cottage
anywhere in the world, where would it be?

Somewhere warm, near the water, semi-secluded, with a nice
breeze, and beautiful view—but not so far away from society
that it would be hard to get back to (not looking to end up on
that island in LOST or anything!).

*sighs dreamily* yes! some day…

thanks so much for stopping by and congratulations
on your sequel release!

to learn more about shani :

http://www.shanipetroff.com

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