A collection of personal essays by some of today's most popular young adult and women's fiction writers considers the ways in which the books of Judy Blume influenced their emotional, social, and physical developments, in a volume that includes contributions by Meg Cabot, Cara Lockwood, and Megan McCafferty. 50,000 first printing.
Jennifer O'Connell received her BA from Smith College and her MBA from the University of Chicago. She is the author of
Insider Dating, Bachelorette #1, Dress Rehearsal, Off the Record, and
Plan B. Visit her website at www.jenniferoconnell.com.
Meg Cabot is the author of the #1
New York Times best-sellers A
ll-American Girl and The Princess Diaries series, two of which have been made into major motion pictures by Disney. Meg is also the author of The Mediator series, the Airhead series, and many books for adults. She currently divides her time between Key West and New York City with her husband and one-eyed cat, Henrietta.
Beth Kendrick won the Romance Writers of America's Golden Heart Award for
My Favorite Mistake. She has a Ph.D. in psychology and an unshakable devotion to the Chicago Cubs. After surviving too many Minnesota winters, she moved to Arizona, where she is working on her second novel (coming soon from Downtown Press). For more information you can visit the author's website at www.bethkendrick.com.
JULIE KENNER begins a new series for Downtown Press with The Givenchy Code. Her novel Aphroditeà ¹s Kiss was a USA Today bestseller; her other acclaimed novels include Nobody But You and The Spy Who Loves Me. She lives in Georgetown, Texas, with her husband and daughter.
Cara Lockwood is also the author of
I Do (But I Don't), which was made into a Lifetime movie, as well as
Pink Slip Party and
Dixieland Sushi, and
Every Demon Has His Day, all available from Downtown Press. She was born in Dallas, Texas, and earned a Bachelor's degree in English from the University of Pennsylvania. She has worked as a journalist in Austin, and is now married and living in Chicago. Her husband is not a rock star, but he does play the guitar -- poorly.