hello lovely readers!
it’s been a hectic few weeks. we survived our uk
trip! we had a lot of fun but i’m thinking the days of
all four of us trapped in a tiny motel/hotel room for
11 days may be in the past. the bubs are only getting
bigger and more rambunctious! i hid out in the lounge
most of [...]

Category Archives: Fury of the Phoenix extras
measuring time
September 12, 2011 – 10:31 am
friday fun!
June 17, 2011 – 2:12 pm
hi everyone! three things today, a School Library Journal
review for Fury of the Phoenix, awesome fan art, and a rad
YA author event and luncheon which i’ll be attending in a
couple of saturdays!
First, the SLJ review of Fury:
Gr 9 Up—This sequel to Silver Phoenix (Greenwillow, 2009)
continues the adventure of Ai Ling… who follows her heart
by sneaking [...]
we interrupt this Diversity in Ya program…
June 2, 2011 – 12:11 pm
hello lovely readers! just a poke in to say that
i’ve extended the Fury meets Mad Men contest because:
1. i didn’t get enough entries. wah!
2. i also didn’t publicize it as well as i should have, having
been on tour for most of may.
3. i’d like to have the contest coincide with a summer reading
challenge malinda and [...]
my signing at LA Times Festival of Books…
May 1, 2011 – 7:56 pm
or Why Does Los Angeles Hate Me?
so. i decided to head up to the LATFoB mainly because
i wanted to see megan. she had been shortlisted for
the LA Times book prize in young adult for A Conspiracy of Kings–
and WON! congrats, megan, so well deserved!!
so despite the fact that the diversity tour starts
the following weekend and [...]
Fury of the Phoenix release party!
April 11, 2011 – 8:30 am
hello lovely readers! it was a challenging and
hectic week before my release party as it was also
spring break, and i had the bubs full time. there was
also mention of thunderstorms on the day of my
signing, and i fretted over that as well.
but in the end, i couldn’t have asked for more gorgeous
weather, the Extraordinary Desserts [...]