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Dear Diary
I recently revisited my old diaries when fellow author Terra Elan McVoy approached me about participating in a diary share campaign she is organizing to launch her new book, This Is All Your Fault,...
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The Quotable Nerdy Chick: LOVE (Plus contest winners)
*Share the love contest winners announced at the end of this post. Febuary is the month to think about affairs of the heart. Not coincidentally, it is the month of both Valentine’s Day, and American...
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Curriculum Guide Celebration Giveaway!
I’m excited to announce that free downloadable curriculum guides are now available for THE BOY PROJECT (Scholastic 2012) and THE BOY PROBLEM (Scholastic 2014)! Both books have themes that tie in with...
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What Flowers Remember
Today we welcome back author Shannon Wiersbitzsky, who we previously interviewed about financial literacy as well as writing. Shannon is returning today as a guest blogger to discus writing, gardening,...
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Happy Book Birthday, TYRANNOSAURUS WRECKS! (and a Double Giveaway!)
In honor of the book birthday of my newest picture book, TYRANNOSAURUS WRECKS!, I have such an awesome treat for you! First, a guest post from my incredible illustrator, Zachariah OHora, about his...
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ORANGUTANGLED Book Birthday! (and Giveaway!)
We have a winner in the original art giveaway! Everybody put your hands together for @BookishAmbition! Thanks to everyone for entering! Have you ever had a day that starts out bad…and then gets worse...
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Author Corrine Jackson on Strong Female Characters plus a Giveaway!
Today we welcome Young Adult author Corrine Jackson to the blog to talk about strong female characters. Corrine’s second book in her Sense Thieves trilogy, PUSHED, features Remy, a girl with uncanny...
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Winner! Winner! Winner!
We have reached the end of our week-long Moose Day Celebration. Did you enter the MOOSE DAY Giveaway? If you didn’t, I bet you regret it. And if you did, you’re probably waiting with bated breath for...
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#MooseMoment
Our week of MOOSE DAY celebrations continue…if you haven’t registered for the TRIPLE GIVEWAY, there is still plenty of time! Click here to fill our the official registration form, and remember, any...
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It’s a MOOSE DAY Party! (And a TRIPLE GIVEAWAY!)
THIS CONTEST HAS NOW ENDED. (But keep celebrating Moose Day anyway!) It’s MOOSE DAY! It’s MOOSE DAY! Shockingly, this is not an official, national holiday (though it should be!), so you might be...
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Easy Entry Giveaway Reminder
This contest is officially over. Winners announced on October 10. Thanks everyone! Just want to remind everyone about the Cover Reveal Giveaway! You could win a virtual classroom visit from me (Kami...
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Cover Reveal and Giveaway
This contest is officially over. Winners announced on October 10. Thanks everyone! Authors don’t design the covers of their books. Cover art is usually conceived by in-house book designers and I am...
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Happy, Happy, Happy Giveaway
Here’s a thought that will make most of you happy, and maybe some of you a little disgusted…. That’s right, I said: All You Can Eat Chocolate! All you can eat chocolate is not just something I made up,...
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We have a WINNER!
Another NerdyChicksRule.com Giveaway has come to an end, and it is time to announce the winner: Congratulations to Margaret from Laurene Edmondson Elementary School! For all of you who entered and who...
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Another KidLit Giveaway!
So, I’ve been AWOL for a while — too many things going on in my life, both good and bad. But in honor of The Busy Librarian’s new podcast (which just happens to feature me!), I’ve decided to come back...
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Last Chance to WIN!
Well, folks, we are almost at the finish line, and I am so touched by all the entries for the Virtual Classroom Visit giveaway! You still have time to enter, so if you haven’t yet, why wait? AND TO...
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Raising Nerdy Chicklets (and GIVEAWAY Reminder!)
Most of the time, we devote this blog to Nerdy Chicks. But just for today, I wanted to focus not only on girls, but on kids (or Chicklets, as we like to call them!) in general. At Afton Elementary in...
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Cover Reveal! (And Giveaway!)
At long last, I am proud to present the cover for my upcoming picture book, DUCK, DUCK, MOOSE! How adorable is that????? Of course, I had very little to do with the cover. The thanks for that goes to...
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New Giveaway! A Skype Classroom Visit!
In case you missed it, yesterday, we had a lovely chat with John Schumacher, aka MrSchuReads. (You did miss it? Quick! Click the link!) Here’s a bonus to that chat — if you pop on over to his blog, you...
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Shannon Wiersbitzky: Author and Champion of Financial Literacy
According to family legend, Shannon was born with a day planner in one hand. These days that planner is always full. In the early morning, when the rest of the world is still sleeping, Shannon...
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