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Jan.28.2013
I'm back! In the last couple-ish of blogs, Peepy and I were in Scotland.
Here's an old shot of Peepy during an earlier visit. She was in Braveheart with Mel Gibson. However, her beauty detracted from him, so all her scenes were cut. Too bad. It would have been a better movie with her in it....
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Jan.22.2013
Wait, wha . . . ? You're still in Scotland? (Meaning, me. I'm still in Scotland.) Well, yeah. Duh. Time Machine!
The Downtown Abbey gang was in Scotland for the holidays, and so were we . . .
(Peepy and Lord Grantham, aka Hugh Bonneville, met for the first time, here.)
So...
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Jan.14.2013
Um . . . lemme see. Where were we? Here's a hint . . .
That's right! In the city where J.K. Rowling wrote HARRY POTTER(S). You might recall that she was talking to Daughter, seen above.
So then, of course we had to visit Edinburgh Castle. Behold the magnificence. Yes,...
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Jan.07.2013
As you may have guessed from my last blog, I was in Edinburgh, Scotland!
Daughter was doing a semester at the University of Edinburgh. Here's her blog about Edinburgh, and here's her blogabout books.
So then, Daughter is a HUGE Harry Potter fan. She made it a goal to meet Ms....
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Dec.31.2012
Some said the world was supposed to end on 12/21/12. I am so glad it didn't, because there's still lots I want to do.
That said, I did manage to pack a whole lot into 2012. Let's go backward and take a look at some of the highlights. (Note: The stuff that's highlighted in a link goes to the blog...
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Dec.25.2012
Taking a blogging break this week, but still blogging. "How?" you ask? Simply. A rerun.
This is from a few years ago, but it's timely because it's about JK Rowling and I got a SIGNED COPY OF THE CASUAL VACANCY FOR CHRISTMAS THIS YEAR!!!!!! Sqeeeeee!!!!
And here's the blog from before. It's so...
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Dec.17.2012
Peepy and I are Girl Scouts fans.
And apparently, Girl Scouts are fans of Peep(y) . . .
When I was in Louisville, KY last year, I taught writing at the local Girl Scouts Headquarters . . .
I've also spoken to Girl Scouts in my neighborhood about what it's like...
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Dec.10.2012
Wait Wait . . . Lord Grantham Meets Peepy!Okay, so where were illustrator/author Dan Santat and animator/author/illustrator Bob Boyle and Peepy heading?
Here are some hints . . .
If you guessed THE NORTH POLE!!! then you were wrong. If you guessed the Nokia Theater...
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Dec.03.2012
The next time you are in downtown Los Angeles, the first place you should visit is The Last Book Store.
"But Lisa," you ask. "Why, why should I go there?"
Well, THIS IS WHY!!!!! Yeah, a counter made of books . . .
But wait! There's more. The Last Bookstore is Southern California's...
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Nov.26.2012
I love Ramona.
I even wrote about Ramona and Beverly Cleary for the Huffington Post.
(You can read the rest of it HERE. Or watch me read it HERE.)
But on a recent sunny Southern California day, I had another Ramona on my mind . . .
Yes! I was invited to speak about bullies at...
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Nov.19.2012
After Pennsylvania my Peep and I went to the SCBWI - LA Illustrator's Day . . .
SCBWI stands for Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators -- the largest children's book organization in the universe. We (I say we because I'm on the board along with these ...
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Nov.12.2012
After being home for a couple of weeks, it was time for my last book-ish trip of the year. Kurt Vonnegut came with me.
When we got to our room, we were greeted a bag o' goodies, and a lovely (chocolate) Amish quilt! But alas, Peepy was so exhausted, she headed straight to bed . . ....
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Nov.05.2012
First of all, if you are reading this on Monday, remember to VOTE Tuesday. If you are reading this on Tuesday, VOTE today, and if you are reading this after Monday or Tuesday, I hope you remembered to vote!
This is who I am voting for . . .
CLICK HERE to see the other authors and illustrators...
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Oct.29.2012
During ourBook Festival weekin Sioux Falls, South Dakota, we had some free time to explore downtown. Of course,Peepymade friends everywhere she went . . .
We visited the falls of Sioux Falls, too . . .
There were lots of great stores likeZandbroz Variety. . .
We especially liked this book shop...
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Oct.22.2012
WARNING: THIS PARTICULAR BLOG IS A TOTAL MASHUP OF MISHMASH.
Where were we? Ah, yes! The South Dakota Festival of Books.
We had just met author/Rolling Stone critic/NPR commentator Will Hermes. It was pretty clear that Will had something important he wanted to ask Peepy. That's right...
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About Lisa
Lisa Yee’s books for middle grade readers include Millicent Min, Girl Genius, which won the Sid Fleischman Humor Award, Stanford Wong Flunks Big-Time, and So Totally Emily Ebers. Warp Speed, her newest novel, is the eagerly anticipated spin-off of the...
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