Reading a book written by someone I know is such a thrill. I was fortunate to live in an area of California overflowing with talented writers. I read the first chapter of Jay Asher’s haunting novel 13 Reasons Why in manuscript form at a critique group meeting. I met Thalia Chaltas as we carpooled to the national SCBWI convention, and read her novel, Because I am Furniture in manuscript form. I had the good fortune to know what the Disco Mermaids look like without all of the glitter and glamor. They’re really lovely, good people.So it was Very, Very Exciting …

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