YAY! SLJ LOVES VANISHING ACTS!

Amateur detective and professional dog-walker Maggie Brooklyn Sinclair falls right into her next case as dogs in her neighborhood are mysteriously being egged while walking in the park. Meanwhile, a movie starring tween heartthrob Seth Ryan begins filming in her neighborhood and the seventh grader and her friends plan to be extras in it. While Maggie gets kicked off the set after just one day, she does manage to catch the star’s attention. She is overwhelmed as she begins noticing that her friend Lucy is suddenly spending a lot of time with her twin brother, Finn. At the same time, Maggie is dealing with her own romantic interest in her friend Milo. Before she can straighten out who is interested in whom, Seth disappears. The police think he has been kidnapped. Can Maggie crack the case of the dog-egger and find Seth Ryan as well? With likable characters and a fast-moving plot, this sequel to Girl’s Best Friend is sure to be a hit. Perfect for fans who are aging out of Judy Moody or Allie Finkle and mystery fans who enjoy Sammy Keyes. – School Library Journal

FIRST READING FROM VANISHING ACTS TONIGHT AT 6PM

Hi Everyone,

Check out the jacket for VANISHING ACTS. Cool, huh? Also - I'll be doing my first reading from the book tonight at 6 as part of Congregation Beth Elohim's BOOKAPALOOZA. Please come. It'll be fun!

Thanks,
Leslie

EVERYBODY BUGS OUT - in stores MAY 24th, which is also my birthday

Hello - EXTON, PA, KINGSTON, NY and PRINCETON, NJ - I'm on my way!

The MAGGIE BROOKLYN TOUR Continues...

Wednesday, November 3rd at 7PM - Exton, PA Barnes and Noble

Thursday, November 4th at 6:30PM - Kingston, NY Barnes and Noble

Saturday, November 6th at 2PM - Princeton, NJ Barnes and Noble

Hope to see you there!

I LOVE BEING ON BOOK TOUR!

Week one of my tour was a blast! Thanks to everyone who came out to see me at Book Court, Hooray for Books, Children’s Book World, B&N and Politics & Prose.

I visited a bunch of schools while I was away and spoke to lots of energetic and inquisitive 4th and 5th graders. Here are some of my favorite questions (and comments) from the Q&A:

Do you ever get writer’s block?

How many people does it take to make a book?

What inspires you?

Are your characters based on real people?

Did you get to draw your cover?

My mom’s name is Leslie.

Are you rich?

I was going to buy your book last week but I was only allowed to buy three books that day.


I also sat a few seats away from a six-year-old and his dad before one reading and was lucky enough to overhear the following conversation:

Kid: Is she a famous writer?

Dad: I don’t know.

Kid (after glancing at me again): Well, she can’t be that famous. She doesn’t have a bodyguard.

Indeed!

Oh – and a three-year-old at Book Court asked me, “Why do you write?” Profound.

Next week I’ll be in Exton, PA and Kingston, NY. Specifics coming soon.

GIRL'S BEST FRIEND - TOUR DATES

GIRL'S BEST FRIEND, A MAGGIE BROOKLYN MYSTERY is in stores now. YAY!

FALL APPEARANCES

Saturday, October 16th at 11AM: Book Court in Brooklyn 163 Court Street

Tuesday, October 19th at 7PM: Barnes and Noble in Ellicott City, MD 4300 Montgomery Road

Thursday, October 21st at 10:30AM: Politics & Prose in Washington DC 5015 Connecticut Avenue NW

Saturday, November 6th at 2PM: Barnes and Noble in Princeton, NJ Princeton Marketfair, 3535 US Route 1

Saturday, November 13th from 12-4: Children's Book Fair at the Brooklyn Museum

I'll also be in Southern California for the week of November 15th. So more info coming soon...

Girl's Best Friend

Is in TONY KIDS!

http://newyorkkids.timeout.com/articles/books/89122/girls-best-friend-a-maggie-brooklyn-mystery-by-leslie-margolis-book-preview