Freshman Focus' Sequel Just Be Available Now

[CrimsonTide4]

Originally Posted by sigtau305

didn't know you were here in C-town. you should come by the coffee shop where I worked in Shaker Heights and say hello the next time your book tour comes thru cleveland.

I'll do that. I leave tomorrow and most likely won't be back until snow is GONE!!!

[pinkies up]

CT4,
I have read your book, and I LOVED it!!! My students are in to Sharon Draper, and while she is great, I must say that several of the students I lent my copy to said your book was better. Is there any way I could pay for a class set? How would I do that?

[DableST_1]

So I am know I am a day late and a dollar short but I just had to say CONGRATS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I have spent most of my evening trying to catch up on the happs on greekchat since I have been MIA for so long....So now I have to go and get myself a copy! I can't wait to get it, and since I am a vivid reader, I am sure I will be done with the book in a day or two!

I told my friend about it as well, and she is going to order a copy as well. She is a school teacher and she has an after-school book club for her students. I will definitly ask her if she can add this book to her reading list for her students.

CONGRATS AGAIN GIRL!!!!! SOOOOO proud! I am finishing up on my first book, so I can only imagine how you felt when you recieved your first copy IN YOUR HANDS! That must have been a joyous moment!

I love when people follow their hearts and dreams!!!!

Oh yeah, and PLEASE let me know if you ever come to the Chi!!!!

[DableST_1]

So I just purchased "Freshman Focus" from Amazon. I also went to your website and read your bio! WOW.....it's amazing how we have the SAME interests in books and we were raised the same way!!! When I was on punishment, my mom took away my reading privileges as well, and I was just S-I-C-K!!! Actually every Christmas, when I was younger, I didn't want dolls, toys, etc...I wanted BOOKS BOOKS and more BOOKS!!!! My brother use to call me a nerd, because I loved books, and wanted to be the NEXT Ann M. Martin, Francine Pascal, or Judy Blume, AND/OR I wanted to be an opera singer...Definitely something that wasn't the norm in my community at the time. I LOVE me some Judy Blume and Encyclopedia Brown. This past Christmas on ebay, I came across someone who was selling their ENTIRE Sweet Valley Twins/Babysitting Club/ collection and I just HAD To get it! Girl you can only imagine my how my husband looked when I opened up the box and saw the books! He was like I started reading them all over again, and was getting chills because it brought back SOOOOO many memories!

I gave my original collection away to a library that we started in my old neighborhood when I was a freshman in college. There were a lot of kids that didn't have transportation to the library but wanted to read. So me and my childhood friend started a library in the basement of her mom's old house. We even created library cards for them to use. It was mixed emotions I tell ya....part of me didn't want to give away my precious books, but a HUGE part of me was happy that I was able to donate them. I was TOOOOO thrilled when I found them on ebay, because I want my *Future* daughter to have the same experiences that I had growing up...

I can't wait till I get it in hand!!!!

If I can support Francine Pascal, Judy Blume, Donald J. Sobol, Ann M. Martin, and many many others.... then I can DEF add my soror..Carla R Sarratt to the list! I can't wait for your next book. From there, I pray that I can build a Carter G. Woodson High School collection!!!!

[CrimsonTide4]

Pinkies Up, when I get back to Charlotte tonight, we'll talk!!! Thanks for ordering and loving the book. You know I am geeked with your student right now, right? You give that girl an A!!!!!!

Soror Vicki, WOW you know I want to break in your house and STEAL those books, right?????????? You enjoy them! For Christmas, I got a lot of Ramona books as well as some Judy Blume books and Anastasia as well. It was a beautiful trip down memory lane!!!

Thanks to you both for your support! Thanks to all for the congratulations! This really is a beautiful miracle right now!!!

There isn't a grin big enough right now!