The paperback version of The Library of Lost Things publishes in August of 2020! My publisher created a new illustrated cover showing my main characters for real and I love it! Check out the new version (can you spot the acorn?) and meet the real Darcy Wells and Asher Fleet!… Read More
I write young adult fiction about quirky characters learning to navigate life and love. I can be found drooling over leather jackets, haunting my favorite coffee shops, and wishing I was in London or Paris.
I’m a former teacher who loves words––how they sound, the shapes and colors of them, and most of all, combining them into stories that will hopefully make you laugh a lot, and maybe cry a little.
I treasure my husband, two superstar children, and my little slice of California.
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From the moment she first learned to read, literary genius Darcy Wells has spent most of her time living in the worlds of her books. There, she can avoid the crushing reality of her mother’s hoarding, and pretend her life is simply ordinary.
Cover Reveal: A CUBAN GIRL’S GUIDE TO TEA AND TOMORROW
The cover for A CUBAN GIRL’S GUIDE TO TEA AND TOMORROW is finally here! This book is coming October 6, 2020 from Atheneum Simon and Schuster. My entire team at Bookends Literary and S&S are so thrilled with this beautiful and colorful design. Visit this post to read a lengthy… Read More
An update with Teen Blogger Alyssa: New year, new home!
Happy New Year everyone! While I’m busy spending the first days of 2020 locked inside my office completing revisions, my friend––teen philanthropist, author, and blogger Alyssa Antoci––has stopped by for an update on some life changes. What’s new for Alyssa and her important causes for 2020? P.S. If you’ve read… Read More