A Little Bit about Me:
I am the author of the children's novels Violet and the Pie of Life and Kaitlyn and the Competition and the children's book series The Funny Girl, Silver Pony Ranch, Zeke Meeks, and Supernatural Rubber Chicken. I've also published five YA novels with Penguin: Storky: How I Lost My Nickname and Won the Girl, Stuck in the 70s, and The Band trilogy.
I live in Southern California and work as a lawyer. I love giving writing workshops and talks at schools, libraries, and conferences for students, teachers, and writers.
I live in Southern California and work as a lawyer. I love giving writing workshops and talks at schools, libraries, and conferences for students, teachers, and writers.
NEWS!
Violet and the Pie of Life,
my new children's novel, was published in hardback and as an e-book in 2021 and in paperback in 2022. It's gotten great reviews from Publishers Weekly, Booklist, Kirkus Reviews, School Library Journal, and many other sites! It was named a Best Children's Book of the Year by Bank Street College of Education.
my new children's novel, was published in hardback and as an e-book in 2021 and in paperback in 2022. It's gotten great reviews from Publishers Weekly, Booklist, Kirkus Reviews, School Library Journal, and many other sites! It was named a Best Children's Book of the Year by Bank Street College of Education.
My story, "Pandemic Bat Mitzvah," is included in the children's anthology Coming of Age: 13 B'Nai Mitzvah Stories!