New deal news!

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Author of SOPHOMORE SWITCH and BOYS, BEARS & A SERIOUS PAIR OF HIKING BOOTS Abby McDonald’s GETTING OVER GARRETT DELANEY, about a head-strong, dramatic teen who decides to kick her unrequited crush for good – with the help of her quirky co-workers, the boy least likely, and her very own summer twelve-step program, to Liz Bicknell at Candlewick, in a two-book deal, a good deal, by Rosemary Stimolaand Stimola Literary Studio.

I’m so excited to share this news, and thrilled to be working with the fab team at Candlewick again!

Wait a minute, I thought your next book for teens was THE ANTI-PROM.

It is! THE ANTI-PROM is coming out Spring of 2011, and is already done and dusted – almost. The copy-edits are glaring at me from my desk right now. This is for the books after that.

What are the books about?

They’re still under wraps for now, mainly because I haven’t actually written them, so anything – even titles! – could change. But, I can tell you that GARRETT DELANEY will be another fun, sweet summer novel about epic unrequited crushes, self-discovery, romance, and ice-cream. So, the usual!

When will these books be published?

GARRETT DELANEY will be published in hardcover in Spring 2012, and then another title in 2013. 2013! Gulp, I can’t even think what I’ll be doing in six months, let alone when I’m… *quick calculations*… 28. I’ll be positively ancient by then.

What about a Sophomore Switch sequel? I really want to know what happens next!

Me too Still no plans for a sequel, so keep spreading the word, passing the book to your friends, and maybe that will change…