Si, Se Puede--Yes, you can!

Welcome to the MAN MADE BOY blog tour! The son of Frankenstein’s Monster and his Bride, 16-year-old Boy has lived his whole life in a secret enclave of monsters hidden beneath a Broadway theater, until he runs away from home after he unwittingly unleashes a sentient computer virus on the world. Together with the granddaughter(s) of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Boy embarks on a journey across the country to L.A. But Boy can only hide from his demons for so long… **I totally loved this book! My YA Books Central review: http://www.yabookscentral.com/explore-ya-fiction/preview?id=16172:man-made-boy Jon’s Guest Post On Trolls and Beauty Boy, like his parents, Frankenstein’s Monster and the Bride of Frankenstein, is made from dead body parts stitched together. But he doesn’t really think of himself as ugly because he’s grown up in a secret enclave of monsters. He has a completely different standard for beautiful. Which is why he has a crush on a troll girl. To be fair, the troll

Cover Reveal Celebration + Giveaway: The 57 Lives of Alex Wayfare by MG Buehrlen It’s time to PAR-TAY! Today we’re celebrating the cover reveal for THE 57 LIVES OF ALEX WAYFARE by MG Buehrlen with a giveaway! BONUS POINTS: Mention you saw the cover on my blog (when you fill out the giveaway form below) and you can earn extra entries! Ready to see the cover? ... ... Here it is! The 57 Lives of Alex Wayfare by MG Buehrlen US Release Date: March 4, 2014 UK Release Date: March 6, 2014 Publisher: Strange Chemistry / Distributed by Random House ISBN: 9781908844934 I'm so excited for Mandy and CAN'T WAIT TO READ HER BOOK! Mandy rocks big time as the head YA Books Central Ninja. I'm proud to be a part of her cover reveal! Let's just say I expect huge things from this chica! You go, Mandy! About the Book One girl. Fifty-seven lives. Endless ways to die. For as long as 17-year-old Alex Wayfare can remember, she

1. Got our first big rain storm here in Southern Ca and guess what happened? Yeah, water seeped inside our office...again. So frustrating. Husband got one of those extender pipes to help divert water from the add on part of our house. We think we got it in time but still need to call Elwood, my stepdad, for some help on what to do. We're worried we might have a crack in the foundation and have to have it fixed. All I hear is $$$$$$. Sigh. 2. Good news though is doctor's office called with results of MRI for husband. He doesn't have cancer! 3. Also this week got some Cybils nominated books! Really loving being on the YA Non-fiction panel this year. 12 year old LOVES history so guess what he's been doing? Perusing the books too. Really enjoyed this book: Loved this behind the scenes life of film maker Andrew Jenks. Shows how he used rejections to fuel him to continue to chase after his dream of being a film maker. 4. Important short stories

Last week I was tagged by Little Willow for the Mortimer Minute. This means I get to share a poem today. When I was a bilingual teacher I used TONS of poetry with my students. Some fun ones I used were from the anthology: DIAS Y DIAS DE POESIA edited by Alma Flor Ada. **Loved this author and used tons of her bilingual twists on fairy tales with my students. So today our poem is: Tortillitas Tortillitas, tortillitas, tortillitas para papa tortillitas para mama tortillitas de salvado para papa cuando esta enjado; tortillitas de manteca para mama que esta contenta. In English: Tiny Tortillas Tiny tortillas, tiny tortillas Tiny tortillas for daddy; Tiny tortillas for mommy. Bran tortillas For daddy when he is mad; Butter tortillas For mommy when she is glad In the Latino-American communities, this is a traditional poem. I loved using it with my first graders as they picked up on the rhyming patterns which helped with learning to read in their native language

1. Around 2ish last Friday, husband said he got a strange ringing in his right ear and couldn't hear anything out of it. He said he'd had similar things happen and it 'cleared' up within a few hours. Well, it didn't so we had to go to urgent care. They didn't do much so we had to wait until Monday to see regular doctor. Long story short, that doctor told us he should have been placed on steroids ASAP. Two days later he went to a specialist who said that there is a 72 hr window of time with issues like this and we just made it. Needless to say I called insurance company and filed a complaint against the urgent care. So scary. Now he needs to have a MRI and see another specialist to check to see if he has any hearing loss. Just shows how everything can change in a blink of an eye. 2. I'm doing Nanowrimo this year! I'm @ixtumea over there if you want to friend me! The project I'm working on is the second book in the contracted Goddesses ser