Hi! I'm Jennifer, and I write contemporary young adult novels, read contemporary young adult novels (and lots of other novels), all while raising contemporary young adults (also known as teens). My debut novel, BREAKING BEAUTIFUL comes out April 24, 2012 from Walker Books for Young Readers.

Here are some of the great things my website offers:

• You can read more about my debut novel BREAKING BEAUTIFUL including the synopsis, reviews, and places where you can order your very own copy.
• You can read an excerpt for my upcoming novel Dead Girls Don't Lie.
  
• You can find out what unusual course was part of my sixth grade curriculum and what it means to "drag main" by checking out the ABOUT ME  page.
• You can see how I do school, library, or book group visits on my AUTHOR VISITS page.
  
• You can find out some of the fabulous (or at least semi-interesting) events I have planned for this year by checking out my NEWS AND EVENTS page.
• You can read true stories about teens doing great things or read my raves and rants about about books, publishing, motherhood, and life, by checking out Wolftalez, MY BLOG,
• You can CONTACT ME me with gushing fan mail, comments, questions, to tell me about great teens you know, or to ask me to do authorly things like school or Skype visits.