Angry Bird Star Wars…hmmm

  I was in 8th grade when the first Star Wars came out way back in 1977. I adored the movie. Okay, I was OBSESSED. My mom indulged me by creating iron-on patches so I could have the words STAR and WARS down the bottom of my favorite jeans. I wore them almost...

Sisterhood

On Sunday I walked the Race for the Cure with two of my sisters, Cheryl VegaRyan and Michelle Vega Applehans (Rebecca was supposed to go, but got sick). Knee issues prevented some from running so we agreed we’d walk and enjoy each other’s company, which...

No Banning in My School Library

Because of Banned Books Week, my Writer’s Studio will be pushed back to next Friday. So I attended Catholic School from 1st to 8th grade. We visited our school library and took advantage of the bookmobile (yes! the bookmobile – one of the original...

Books That Made a Difference

Well I got caught up in working on my own book and completely forgot to post this yesterday, so it’s going up today. I still have my copy of Zanballer from when I was in middle school. I had planned to have a pic of me holding the book, but of course when I want...

My Childhood Library

So this week will be devoted to all things books in honor of Banned Books Week. Today I want to share the magic of my childhood library – Bemis Public Library in Littleton, CO. I was honored and delighted to be able to give a speech there last spring as young...

Banned Books Week

“What man does not understand, he fears; and what he fears, he tends to destroy.” –William Butler Yeats This week I won’t be following my usual schedule so that I can talk about banned books, share titles, interviews, and videos. BANNED! One...