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Teri Lesesne has included Soul Enchi­lada in her Texas Library Asso­ci­a­tion pre­sen­ta­tion, “Best New YA Books.” It’s, erm, slide #55. But who’s count­ing? You’ll want to see the whole list.

Speak­ing of TLA–a big howdy to every­body who’s lucky to be attend­ing. One of my Green­wil­low author­mates, Jody Feld­man, will be sign­ing in the Harper­Collins booth. Drop by and give her a hug. Well, maybe not–just say hi. Tell her I said, howdy. That’s Thurs­day, April 2, 2pm to 2:30pm.

Cindy Pon’s SILVER PHOENIX received a starred review from Book­list! W00t! This is an incred­i­ble novel. On sale 4/28.

If you’re like me and could never catch the vibe about Twit­ter, try Tweet­Deck.  It’s a ded­i­cated appli­ca­tion that makes Tweet­ing more fun and afford­able (not that Twit­ter charges. It’s just a phrase). I’ve come to like Twit­ter. It prob­a­bly reveals the real ‘me’ bet­ter than my var­i­ous blog sites. There’s some­thing about not being able to edit.…

While we count down the days until Soul Enchilada’s release–SIX DAYS–let’s enjoy “A Revi­sion Med­ley by Lisa Schroeder.”  Tears & chips. It’s my life in a nut­shell. Plus, there’s Journey.