And to celebrate, she's offering a book giveaway over at Nerdy Book Club, along with an interview with Nathan Duffey, the artist who created the cover.
Days like this I am extra-grateful that I've got two new knees: because now I can really do a happy dance for Melissa. [Which I am doing due to the beat of Justin Timberlake's "Can't Stop the Feeling," in case you're interested.] I was privileged to be there as a kind of midwife, easing Melissa though the first few revisions of this warm and funny and insightful middle grade novel. So it gives me deep joy to know that soon everyone else is going to have the chance to find out for themselves what a fantastic writer she is.
