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El Dia de los Niños in RVA

Just a few shots of the fun at Meadowdale Library for el Dia de los Niños celebration. Unfortunately, the weather didn’t cooperate. Still, very nice to see so many kids walking around in their Home Depot aprons, making cardboard guitars, and hearing stories in Spanish and English. A big gracias to Blanche Deponte for organizing!

My favorite things in one place: Kids, writing & Gigi Amateau

If you know a young writer, send them to Pamunkey Regional Library (Rockville Branch) April 4, 7 pm. My pal Gigi Amateau and I are offering a free two-hour writing workshop for kids grades 6 – 12.  See you then!

Wow! UK cover 4 The Girl Who Could Silence the Wind

Amazing to see two different cover takes on the same novel. Here is how my novel will look in the UK when it pubs in June!

Discussion Guide: The Girl Who Could Silence the Wind

For my librarians, teachers, book club members. Character list, synopsis, and some questions for readers. (Thanks Greg Weatherford for the edits!) Discussion Guide The Girl Who Could Silence the Wind by Meg Medina

Nice to be a favorite

What an honor to be included in Kathy Erskine’s favorite reads of 2011 as she prepares for the Gaithersburg Book Festival May 19, 2011. In the mid-Atlantic region?  Check it out!

Bound books here at last!

Just a quick note:  My box of books arrived today! I was all misty eyed when the delivery guy brought them to my stoop. And, here’s the correct link for the review of Tía Isa Wants a Car in PW. Sorry if you had to fish around for the info with the old link. Finally, hope [...]

A poem to share

Last night I went to a Writing Show sponsored by James River Writers here in Richmond. In honor of poetry month, we feasted on the work and wisdom of Daniel Custódio, a slam artist from the Bronx; Luisa Igloria, a contemporary poet from the Virginia Beach area (also the head of the MFA writing program [...]

Tía Isa: the book and the woman

I never thought of myself as a picture book writer, but this June all that changes. TÍA ISA WANTS A CAR (Candlewick Press) will be in bookstores. It’s the story of a girl and her favorite aunt working together to buy the first family car. I wrote the text when I was in between novels and [...]

¡Mucho gusto!

Introductions are always a little awkward, except when you’re an author meeting kids of any age. Thankfully, they go right for what matters, no small talk. So here, by way of introduction, are my vitals in kid format. I live in Virginia with my family (husband, mother-in-law, three teens), a black, shaggy dog (Noche) and [...]

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