Teacher by day, I have a bachelor's degree in English and a concentration in secondary education.
I am a member of SCBWI and currently working on my MFA in Children's Literature. I am an aspiring author, and my thesis for my MFA will be YA steampunk retelling of Jane Eyre.
I won the Shirley Henn Award for Creative Achievement in Children's Literature at the 2012 Francelia Butler Conference at Hollins University.
My Top Five Favorite Books Are:
1. The Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling
2. The Giver by Lois Lowry
3. Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card
4. Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë
5. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E.L. Konigsburg
Some Great Books I Read in 2012 Are:
Feed by M.T. Anderson
Cinder by Marissa Meyer
Little Brother by Cory Doctorow
The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
A Long Walk to Water by Linda Sue Park
Adoration of Jenna Fox by Mary E. Pearson
Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini TaylorLola and the Boy Next Door by Stephanie Perkins
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