Book Club Love

I ALWAYS enjoy meeting with groups that have read my book(s). It is so much fun to discuss the plot and characters and debate the choices made within the story. AND ... with Who R U Really? I love the looks on faces when I explain that the "white chair" scene happened in real life. So scary!!!

Here are some pictures from a recent book club gathering at a high school in Texas. YAY for books!

 

A Great #CyberAware #Book Discussion in Kuna

One of the BEST things about being an author is discussing the book with readers. Last night, I met with a wonderful group of young women and their leaders in Kuna, Idaho. We discussed the novel, WHO R U REALLY?, online safety strategies, and what it's like to be an author.

An important item we discussed is the concept of meeting together as a family to create a set of Internet safety rules for the whole family to follow. If parents can have access to their children's accounts, should children be afforded the same privilege to check on their parents? Why or why not? This is a great thing for families to talk about and work together to keep everyone safer online.

When I asked the group for a single reason why they needed to have Internet access in the privacy of their bedrooms (which is something I argue against) they came up with the best excuse I've ever heard: So they can watch sad movies and cry without anyone seeing them.

The main consensus was that the character, Tim, should be a real person who lived happily ever after with Thea.

And everyone wanted to know why Cynthia's nickname was spelled Thea instead of Thia.

A great turnout for the book discussion!

Lucky winner of a signed copy of WHO R U REALLY?!

If your group, school, or book club is interested in having me come and visit - click on the "appearances" tab at the top of this blog for more information.

School Visits - The Best Thing Ever!

I had an absolutely wonderful time today with the 8th Grade Book Club out at Sawtooth Middle School in Meridian, Idaho. The librarians were delightful, and the students had the best questions ever! And ... oh, my ... their plot suggestions for a sequel to WHO R U REALLY? were fantastic! (But no, for now a sequel is not in the works.)

Thanks ... you guys were AWESOME!!

 

 

If you'd like me to come and visit with your school, library, or other group ... click on the "appearances" tab above for more information. I'd love to come and speak with your group.

A Great #Book Discussion!

We talked about everything from online safety to bulimia last night with this awesome group of young ladies.

We also discussed what was real and what was fiction in the WHO R U REALLY? ... They were shocked to learn that the "white chair" scene actually happened in real life, and they were disappointed to hear that the real life predator was never arrested.

These ladies wrote down lots of great questions before we began our discussion. I really enjoyed the evening with them, and I'm so glad they invited me to join them to talk more about the book, about being an author, and about online safety.

If you have a book club, youth group, or classroom that you'd like me to come and visit, please click on the "appearances" tab at the top of this page.

Book Club Visit

I had a wonderful time last night discussing Who R U Really? with this book club in Nampa, Idaho. Thanks for inviting me, ladies! (Their eyes were aglow with excitement for the book!)