Thanks to all of you who have written in lately.  I’m so proud of so many of you who have written in and told me what you’ve done to go green.  Our planet is getting cleaner by the day thanks to all of you who are doing your part.  Special thanks to Mallory, Caroline, Andrea, Saleema, Aisha, Jenna, Sydney and Carina for such nice letters.  I’m thrilled that all of you like Mallory so much.

Keep reading and writing!

Talk to you soon!
Laurie Friedman

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So many of you have asked what the latest Mallory book is and here’s your answer:  Mallory Goes Green. 

Mallory does her part to make her school and home more environmentally friendly but she encounters some problems along the way.

Desite a few setbacks, Mallory has a lot of fun trying to clean up the planet.  I’d love to know what you’re doing to go green so drop me a note and let me know. 

I hope you enjoy the book.

Talk to you soon!

Laurie Friedman

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Carly’s story started last year when she read a book I wrote called Love, Ruby Valentine, the story of a young girl who decides that Valentine’s Day isn’t the only day to show others what they mean to you. The heroine in the book loves Valentine’s Day and spends so much time getting ready for it, that she sleeps right through it. Rather than letting her gifts and goodies go to waste, she delivers them to the townspeople the following day. Of course, everyone loves her special delivery and Ruby realizes that every day is a good day to show people how special they are to you.

Inspired by the book, Carly decided to raise money and put together gifts and goody bags for people in need in her community. Carly’s deliveries were such a hit last year that she did it again this year.

Five-year-old Carly raised $1,000. She donated some of the money to a child care center and local nursery and used the rest to deliver treats and gifts. Though I live far away from Minnesota, and wasn’t able to see first-hand what I know must have been lots of big smiles when Carly showed up, she warmed my heart from afar. As an author, nothing could make me feel any better than knowing that my book made an impact and inspired someone so young to do something so beautiful.

Thank you Carly for the best Valentine’s gift ever!

To learn more about the “Carly Valentine” project click here.

To read Carly’s story click here.

Laurie Friedman

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Happy Valentine’s Day!  I hope you all have a super day filled with lots of fun cards and treats.  Special thanks to Myai, Krista, Caroline, Slaeema, Abby, Andrea, Jacey and Mallentheya.  Thanks for all the nice mail!

By the way, several of you asked about school visits.  If you think your school might be interested, just have your teacher send me an email.  Also, if you would like for me to send Mallory bookmarks to your class, just have your teacher write with an adress and the number of bookmarks that she would like.

Thanks again to everyone for being such great fans.  And as Mallory would say:  Happy, Happy, Happy Valentine’s Day!

Talk to you soon!

Laurie Friedman 

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Carinna asked a great question.  She asked if you have to read the Mallory books in order.  The answer is that you don’t have to, but it’s fun to.  I hope you’ll give them all a try.  The order of the books is listed on the back of all the books.

Thanks to everyone who wrote in.

Keep reading and writing!

Laurie Friedman

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One of my favorite holidays is right around the corner.  Valentine’s Day!  And I’ve written several books about it.  I hope you’ll all read Heart to Heart with Mallory.  It’s Mallory’s journal and it’s a love story.  I also wrote Love, Ruby Valentine.  it’s a picture book about a girl who loves Valentine’s Day so much that she decides to celebrate it every day. 

I hope you have fun reading both books.

Happy Early Valentine’s!

Talk to you soon,

Laurie Friedman

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Thanks so much to all of you who have written lately, especially everyone from Park Trails Elementary in Parkland.  I had such a great time visiting your school!  A special thanks to Abbey, Annalisa, Kylie, Saleema, Bricia, Erin, Riley, Mallory, Elizabeth, Alexa, Jacey (and her friends Avery and Emma and her cousin Alex), Alice, Laura, Emily and Abby:  Thanks for all the nice letters!  I’m so glad you all like reading about Mallory and you all asked amazing questions.  Here are answers to a few:

Abby and Alice both asked what the next book is that comes out after Mallory Goes Green.  The answer to that is Mallory in the Spotlight.  Mallory gets the leading role in the school play and she and Mary Ann have some problems to work out.  It is not out until this fall so you have lots of time to catch up on other Mallory books while you wait.

Saleema asked where you can order the Mallory books and the answer to that is any bookseller online like Barnes and Noble or Amazon.

I hope you’ll all keep reading!

Talk to you soon!

Laurie Friedman

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So many of you have been asking when the next Mallory book is out and what it is.  Good news . . . it’s out!  You can get it online or from your favorite bookseller.  It’s called Mallory Goes Green and it’s all about Mallory’s efforts to get everyone she knows to do their part to save the environment.  I don’t know how many of you have tried this, but it’s no easy task!  Mallory learns a lot in the process and of course, has lots of fun.  I hope you’ll read it and I hope it inspires you to do your part.

Talk to you soon!

Laurie Friedman

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It’s a new year and start it off right by getting a great grade on your next book report.  If you write one about a Mallory book, be sure to check out my Book Report Fun Facts on my blog.  It will give you lots of fun ideas to include in your report.  Good luck being the best book reporter ever!  I’m sure there’s an A+waiting for you!

Talk to you soon!

Laurie Friedman

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