I’m so excited about all of you! You have a power and a spark that if tapped into will change the world. There is so much I’d love to say to you all, but for now I’ll tell you a story or two. After you’ve heard the stories, maybe we can talk more about YOU!

Update

As I write my books and wait for the ones already written to make their way into the world, I’ve committed myself to reading one Young Adult novel a week. I’m going to share my reading list here and update as I go. I’ll also rate them using a five star system (five means I couldn’t put it down and it moved me emotionally, one star means I could hardly get through it).

Recent reads:
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak 2006 (5 stars)
Pure by Julianna Baggot 2012 (5 stars)
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins 2008 (5 stars)
Kingdom Keepers Disney After Dark by Ridley Pearson 2005 (3.5 stars)
Tears of a Tiger by Sharon Draper 1996 (3 stars)
The Lightening Thief by Rick Riordan 2008 (3.5 stars for the writing but it took me two weeks to read b/c it just wasn’t my thing)
Things Not Seen by Andrew Clements 2002 (2 stars)
Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins 2009 (5 stars)

Reading now:
Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins

Waiting in the wings:
The Anybodies by NE Bode 2006
The Golden Compass

Books friends have recommended:
Fever 1793
The Devil’s Arithmetic
The Series of Unfortunate Events
A Wrinkle in Time (no, shockingly, at my age I still haven’t read that one)
Out of My Mind
Evermore series
Stargirl
Perks of Being a Wallflower