I’m off to the first WRW meeting of the new year today. Emilie Richards is talking about how to save your novel from sinking, which sounds like a fabulous topic. I can’t wait!
Meanwhile, to entertain you, listen to this fascinating podcast by prolific and talented author Lauren Baratz-Logsted, whose latest book, Secrets of My Suburban Life, is out now. I loved her last YA, Angel’s Choice, and I’m really looking forward to this one!
Secrets of My Suburban Life (Simon & Schuster, January, 2008)
And you thought your life had a dark side….
Everything changed for Lauren (“Ren”) after Harry Potter killed her mom. No, it’s not what you think—Harry Potter didn’t come to life and stab her or anything. A stack of those thick books crushed her. Now Ren is stuck out in the suburbs of Connecticut, dragged out there because her father is too grief stricken to continue living in New York.
Ren tries to fit in at her new school, but the most popular girl, Farrin, keeps icing her out. Then Ren discovers that Farrin has a secret: She’s been communicating online with an older man, and they are actually planning to meet! Ren can’t let Farrin go through with it—she’s witnessed enough tragic events as it is. So she comes up with the perfect plan to stop the perv. But then she finds out who he is…
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