last night was great in newburyport, ma at the book rack!! andrew, thanks so much for the beautiful flowers!! also a big thank you to sweet amanda and cool hand john too. 
) i was so fortunate to be able to get to know ruth ann and tim from marathon. madison and alexandra, i can’t wait to hear what you think!
a HUGE thank you to brenda for the nail polish remover! and another thanks to brenda and roger who drove me to and from my signing on state street. you both are so wonderful. and ray, you’re awesome! thanks to all three of you for taking care of me during my time in newburyport and salisbury.
today i traveled to conneticut. it’s great here. i am SO excited about heading to the groton public library tomorrow night at 7pm. if anyone is in the area, please come by and say hello. bank square books is hosting the signing and they’ll have books available for purchase there at the gpl.
more dates have been added to the tour! so check the home page often. i’m also so excited to get to upstate ny this weekend! my home town area. can’t wait to visit with my mom, and my dad and step mom. get ready merritt books in millbrook and oblong books and music in rhinebeck!
i also just found out that i am kicking off teen read week, literally! i am the first author speaking! another cool thing..on october 19th, i’m going to surprise the girls attending a pajama party at the awesome bookstore, the kaleidoscope in hampton, iowa! i’m going to hang out and maybe read to the girls there. keri, i will see you soon with my pajamas on!!
this is just so wonderful, being on the road and meeting SO MANY great people. i am also meeting so many great girls on myspace, in every town i go to. so thank you myspace for creating a great site to meet cool chicks who like to read! the only sad moments i have is when i talk to my best friend sybie back in california. i miss her so much! she is a great support and i hope every girl has a bff like mine.
wirte me and say hello! and come out and see me in groton tomorrow if you’re in the neighborhood!