Shana visits with student teachers at U.T.
My visit to Dr. Nancy Roser and Dr. Bonnie Elliott’s students at the University of Texas confirmed what I already knew: Teachers rock! These were the most inquisitive, motivated, and interesting students I’ve … Read the rest
Leading up to appearances at the Tween Reads Festival on October 20th and the Texas Book Festival on October 28th, I’m excited to announce an October blog tour! I hope you’ll follow along:
Monday, October 16th, stop by Cynsations… Read the rest
I’m about to start on a new writing project–one that I refer to as Book #3.
The truth is I started on it a year ago. In the age-old writers’ debate about whether to outline first or travel in the … Read the rest
Thank you to all the bloggers who let me visit! I had a great time and met many new people. Here’s the roundup of all the stops I made in the last two weeks:
7/17- Mr. Schu Reads
7/17- Sharpread… Read the rest
This gorgeous picture book took home the Caldecott Honor.
So much has been happening in the Austin Children’s lit scene that it’s hard to know where to begin. First off, our city swept the ALA awards. Liz Garton Scanlon and… Read the rest
So you know how sometimes you meet someone and you just instantly click? That’s how it was with me and Maya, my teen guide for the morning. We had breakfast together and talked about everything from middle school to books. … Read the rest
I’m so looking forward to Saturday! It’s the first annual Austin Teen Book Festival. I’m on a panel with the Delacorte Dames and Dudes, my pals Varian Johnson, April Lurie, Margo Rabb, and 
Jenny Ziegler. Other panels include: “Zombie … Read the rest
I just finished the first meeting of my new critique group. I’m sooo excited to be in the company of this talent. From left to right are author/illustrator Don Tate, nonfiction book writer Donna Bratton, picture book writer … Read the rest
This month it was my distinct honor to welcome Flat Stanley to Austin, Texas. For anyone not aware, Flat Stanley is the poor boy who was flattened by a bulletin board. At first his parents were rather bummed, but then … Read the rest
When I was writing A Thousand Never Evers, I had to figure out how a vegetable garden could grow in the middle of town without any of the townspeople seeing it. I was racking my brain, losing sleep, night … Read the rest
