Helpful votes received on reviews:
100% (3 of 3)
Location: Columbus, OH
In My Own Words:
I write for teens and tweens, and my readers are always telling me to check out their myspaces and xangas! And I always was tempted to make my own page but haven't. So now I can have my own amazon space... yeah! I write fiction and nonfiction. My books have been featured in The New York Times, USA Today, and most magazines for girls. My books have a girl-power message and I love when girls tell… Read moreI write for teens and tweens, and my readers are always telling me to check out their myspaces and xangas! And I always was tempted to make my own page but haven't. So now I can have my own amazon space... yeah!
I write fiction and nonfiction. My books have been featured in The New York Times, USA Today, and most magazines for girls. My books have a girl-power message and I love when girls tell me they feel more self-confident and reassured after reading what I've written.
My Latest Book News:
* My novel, How My Private Personal Journal Became a Bestseller, has been turned into a Disney Channel Original Movie! If all goes as planned, it will air in June. It stars the so talented Panabaker sisters, Danielle (Sky High) and Kay (Summerland). I'm really happy with the entire cast!
* I write a book series for the awesome Limited TOO store called TUNED IN. And book #14 is now in the stores!
* My next book (May) will be my first co-ed book: The College Dorm Survival Guide. It's for students going away to college and living on their own for the first time.
My Personal Bio:
I grew up in Albany, New York, with my parents and my identical twin sister Jennifer, and a younger sister Amy who can pass as our triplet. My dad was a Holocaust survivor as a child and emigrated to America when he was nine. And my mom's family came over to America about two boats after the Mayflower. I grew up loving to read, write, and hang with friends and family.
And I still love to read, write, and hang with family and friends. I now live in Columbus, Ohio. I got my master's in journalism from Ohio State, so I'm now officially a Buckeye. I miss New York and get to the city any chance I get, but Columbus really has turned out to be a nice place to live...
...and to write. I'm currently writing another novel for girls. It's called
Lynn-Visible!
More soon! Thanks for visiting my Amazon page!!!!
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This book is great. It's not just a manners book, so don't let that scare you off. It's got all kinds of advice, from the PD characters themselves. Such as, in Talk Like a Princess the advice includes: Do not gossip: When you have just met a new person, it isn't smart to ask him something like "Did you hear about the countess and Prince Rene?" because he might reply, "No, the countess is my wife. What about her and Prince Rene?" Suddenly, you will feel very uncomfortable. It's funny, cause that's from the book. But also makes the point! And the book makes you feel good about yourself, too. Like when Paolo, who did Mia's makeover, says: "Everyone is coming to Paolo, crying… Read more
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I really enjoyed Sloppy Firsts. And I was enjoying the first part of Second Helpings, where Jessica is attending a summer program. And then I read on to the part of the book where she goes back to high school for her senior year... and as I was reading I started thinking to myself, this book is beyond just good, it's incredible. This is the BEST and most honest observation of high school I have ever read. And funny, and fun to read and.... I've already read it twice, it is THAT good. Trust me, even if you're out of high school, you'll love this book.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
I read this book over the weekend and have already sent out a mass email to parents I know telling them to read this book! This book succinctly and honestly answers questions that I'm always hearing on the "parent circuit." Not only about about teasing, but about all social skills, popularity, being ostracized, girls worrying they are fat-- you name it, it is probably addressed in this book. And the authors do a wonderful job of letting you know when you are worrying too much, or too little about an issue. A must read!
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