November 30, 2010by hatfield13

SUGAR AND ICE hits the road (and I discuss parents in MG fiction!)

SUGAR AND ICE, my latest middle grade novel from Walker/Bloomsbury, comes out on December 7th, a week from today, and I’ll be visiting a whole bunch of blogs over the next few weeks, talking about everything from revision to research to skating schedules. I hope you’ll visit some of the great bloggers hosting me to check out their home bases and read about some of the secrets behind SUGAR AND ICE.

Today, I’m at Laura Pauling’s blog to talk about parents in middle grade fiction (and you should also check out her previous post on the topic, called "Dead, Missing, or What?" which explores the tendency of authors to ditch the parents in stories for kids (something you actually don’t see in my books…I kind of buck the trend on that one.) Enjoy!

Also…an invitation!
The Bookstore Plus in Lake Placid is hosting a launch party from 3-5 pm on Saturday, December 11^th. If you can’t make it but would still like a signed, personalized copy, just give them a call at (518) 523-2950 by December 10th. They’ll take your order, have me sign your book after the event, and ship it out to you in plenty of time for the holidays.

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8 Nov

Educator friends! If you book free author visits for WRAD with @litworldsays, the list will be coming soon but will NOT be shared on Twitter, as I'm winding down activity here.

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8 Nov

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6 Nov

Sending love to everyone struggling today. I don't have any answers, but please hold space for your feelings & make time to care for yourself and loved ones. And whenever you can, take a deep breath and get back to your essential work in the world. There is so much to do.

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5 Nov

If you voted early, here's how you can check to make sure that your mail-in ballot is being counted:

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31 Oct

Still processing what an amazing experience it was to read at the White House Hallo-READ event yesterday! More photos to come after I pinch myself again to make sure it was real.

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