Hi Everybody!

I’m back and I have an important question:  Who loves summer?  I honestly do.  It’s so much fun to swim and spend time outside (which for me includes lots of hiking!)  I also like summer because I get to do lots of reading, and one of the things I just read is the new Mallory book, Honestly, Mallory!  (You can have a sneak peak at the cover if you look at the bottom of this post.)

In Honestly, Mallory!, Mallory tells a little lie that gets big before she can stop it.  (I hope nothing like this has ever happened to you!) I can’t tell you what happens to Mallory when she tells a lie, but let’s just say that she has a lot of explaining to do!  I hope you’ll read the book to find out what happens.

In case you’re wondering why I read the books I write, I’ll tell you.  I re-read the Mallory books all of the time so I remember every little detail of what I wrote.  No one is testing me (although kids ask me lots of questions when I go on school visits!), but when I write about Mallory, I like to be consistent.  I wouldn’t want to say she has red hair in one book and she’s a blond in another.  That’s kind of obvious, isn’t it?  But I like to make sure all of the little things stay the same.  For example, Mom and Dad call her “Sweet Potato.” I wouldn’t want to slip and write “Pickled Tomato!”

That’s it for today.  Thanks so much to all of you who have written in.  I’m glad you like the Mallory books.  I like reading what you have to say!  

Talk to you soon!

Laurie Friedman  

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