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Preorder campaign announcement!
Thrilled to announce that I’m partnering with the Learned Owl for the Falling Like Leaves preorder campaign, which means if you order though them, you will get the goodies below, as well as a signed/personalized copy of the book! Click here to purchase your copy with them.
What you get if you preorder a copy (or request that your library purchase a copy):
1. a bookmark:
2. The sweetest 5x7 autumnal art print of Ellis and Cooper (illustrated by David Wilson):
3. And a Caffeinated Cat sticker. This cat cafe is a big part of Falling Like Leaves and the fictional town of Bramble Falls! (Logo designed by David Wilson):
If you put in a purchase request at your library OR you preorder from somewhere other than the Learned Owl, just fill out this form with proof of purchase/request, and I will mail you the goodies, along with a signed bookplate!
This campaign is open to U.S. only at this time and will run through 9/1/25.
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Falling Like Leaves Gets a Special Edition
Exciting news! The first edition of the Falling Like Leaves paperback will have sprayed and stenciled edges! That means the first print run is the only one that will look like this. That’s what makes it so special :). So preorder today to be sure you get your copy!
Falling Like Leaves is Going to Italy
Thrilled to announce that we’ve sold FALLING LIKE LEAVES rights to Italy!
Falling Like Leaves Cover Reveal!
So excited to finally share the cover for FALLING LIKE LEAVES, my swoony, fall-themed YA romance, releasing September 2, 2025 with Simon & Schuster! Thank you so much to Amber Day for the absolutely stunning illustration! *AND* it will have sprayed edges! (And look at that blurb from Lynn Painter!!) Learn more about it here.
You can add it on goodreads and/or preorder TODAY!
NCTE 2024 In Boston!
David and I had a blast at NCTE in Boston this past weekend! We talked on a panel about sporty books, chatted with educators from all over the country, and met up with author friends. Thank you to teachers who are out there getting books into kids’ hands!
2025 Choose to Read Ohio (CTRO) booklist Selection
So thrilled to learn that Play Like a Girl was selected for the 2025 Choose to Read Ohio (CTRO) booklist! This honor is selected by Ohio teachers, librarians, and other advocates for readers and reading. Each CTRO booklist features 20 representative titles for all ages by creators born in, residing in, or associated with Ohio.
Surprise! I’m Writing a YA Romance!
So excited to share that my debut YA romance novel will be out with McElderry/S&S in 2025! I can’t wait for everyone to meet Ellis and Cooper in Bramble Falls!
Play Like a Girl: Nominated for Maryland’s Black-Eyed Susan Book Award
We are so excited to share that Play Like a Girl has been nominated for Maryland’s Black-Eyed Susan Book Award for the 2024-2025 school year! We cannot thank the Maryland Association of School Librarians enough for this honor. We’re absolutely floored by this book continuing to do awesome things and by the undying support of librarians, educators, booksellers, and readers. Thank you, thank you, thank you!
We Won Ohio’s Buckeye Book Award!
Super excited to announce that Play Like a Girl won the Buckeye Children’s Book Award for grades 6-8 in an online voting process by young readers all across the state of Ohio. It’s so great to see so many young readers enjoying Play Like a Girl. Thanks to the Buckeye Book Awards and teachers, librarians, and kids all around Ohio!
Books By The Banks
Loved meeting readers today at Books by the Banks. We were blown away by the number of teachers and librarians who brought their copies from school to get signed!
Buckeye Book Fair
Had a blast meeting readers from all over Ohio at the Buckeye Book Fair!
Columbus Book Festival
We were at the Columbus Book Festival, chatting on a panel about graphic novels!
Los Angeles Times Festival of Books
We flew out to Los Angeles, California to attend the LA Times Festival of Books as panelists and talked with some super awesome authors/artists about creating middle grade graphic memoirs.
The Ohioana Book Festival
We attended the Ohioana Book Festival in Columbus, Ohio and got to catch up with some author friends!
SCBWI : Writing & Illustrating Graphic & Hybrid Novels Panel
We did a panel with some awesome authors & illustrators for SCBWI & Ohioana Book Festival. You can watch it here!
Nerdy Book Club Award
Play Like A Girl is a Nerdy Book Club graphic novel award winner! Read the full article and list here!
Play Like a Girl Discussion On TV2
Watch a clip of us talk about Play Like A Girl on TV2, Kent State’s news channel:
