#bookaday Running Back to You @shhenning A fun MG rom-com. Millie hates lying but ends up saying she kissed someone when she hadn’t. What can she do to fix the problem? @simonkids 9/9

#bookaday The Monster in the Lake #leotimmers Loved this. 4 ducks want to go to a lake. Eric heard abt a monster, ducks say not true, but Eric “sees a monster.” The 2 have fun. Other ducks see Eric. Cute ending. @geckopress 9/9

#bookaday These Summer Storms #sarahmclean An interesting bk abt family dynamics and grief. After dad died the siblings and mom find out they all have to do/not do things before anyone can inherit any money. If 1 person doesn’t, no one inherits.

#bookaday All About Brains #lakebell @Domestika Loved this. It’s share day at day and Nova decides to tell others that she has epilepsy. When she does others share abt having dyslexia, ADHD, autism, having OCD, and anxiety. Great book for the classroom.

#bookaday Care and Feeding: A Memoir #lauriewoolever An interesting read abt Laurie who works at restaurants, wants to write, ends up working for Mario Batali and Anthony Bourdain, and others. #addiction #findingyourself

For my picture book writer friends.

#bookaday Not Quite By the Book #juliehatcher Emma wants to get in touch w her inner Emily Dickinson and focus on herself so stays at an inn for 6 wks in town where Emily lived while taking a break from her fam bkstore. #findingyourself #romance

Happy book birthday to One Can Be @PatZMiller @a_b_74 What a great bk abt letting us know it’s okay to be alone. You can do so much whether you are just thinking or want alone time. If you want to connect w others it’s okay. @LernerBooks @geckopress

My brother-in-law loves the Grateful Dead. So my sister took some old tshirts from concerts and turned them into a quilt. Love the back with the skulls.

Happy book birthday Trouble Finds Evie Lefkowitz #dianaharmonaster A fun read abt Evie starting MS, having her mom date the the asst principal, making friends, and finding yourself. #pjpublishing

#bookaday Falling Like Leaves @misty_wilson_ Loved this rom-com. Ellis has to move to Bramble Falls, CT w mom and ends up helping w their fall festival. Would love to visit a place like this “a must visit destiny”

#bookaday What Happened Then #erinsoderbergdowning A fun read told in dual POV abt cousins,Jax and Avery, looking for family secrets when aunt brings estranged family to a cabin. #loss #forgiveness @Scholastic

#bookaday This Book is Dangerous! #benclanton What a fun read! Kids will love this interactive book. The anxious jellyfish is trying to get through the ocean without encountering anything dangerous. Does he encounter any dangers?

#bookaday 13 Days of Summer #stephaniekatestrohm A fun read abt 3 girls driving from ME to CA to see Taylor Swift. They come upon,Dean, a teachers’s nephew, and he comes along. You feel the fun as they go to the diff states. Carson thinks she likes Dean. Will she see him again?

#bookaday Lilac and the Switchback @cordeliajensen Loved this NIV abt Lilac having to live w her aunt (who’s having twins) and family, making new friends, and wondering where her dad is. #hope #trust

Happy book birthday to Schooled @jamiesumner_ Loved this funny bk abt Lenny and 4 others in an experimental school that’s different. Will it help him w the loss of his mom? #friendships #support #bravery @SimonKIDS

#bookaday Dream #barbaraoconnor In this follow up book to Wish, Idalee wants to enter a songwriting contest and if she wins have it sung on the radio. #chasingyourdreams #believinginyourself #friends @MacKidsBooks

#bookaday Vote for the G.O.A.T. #aliterese A great bk told from dual POV abt activism and finding your voice as Jo, who has juvenile arthritis, and Meg are accused of stealing their school’s goat mascot, but did they? #friendship #mayhem @SimonKIDS

I wish I could say that I sold out at the local author fair today, but I'm afraid the only book I sold was to a friend who showed up in support. If you know anyone who loves middle grade books, please share my titles with them. 🙏 (I'm so discouraged.😢) https://t.co/wjozjdkeVv

Thank you @HarperCollinsCh for the eARC of Just One Gift #lindasuepark pub April 7 @NetGalley