Another February 29th is coming ’round the bend! I’m feeling nostalgic over my second book, LEAP DAY. I really loved writing this book even though the characters are older than what I usually write (the book is for kids 12 and up because the main character is 16). I wrote it mostly over the spring and summer of 2003, and mostly outdoors. Afterwards I remember asking my editor if I could write a sequel to it, and she said to focus on a new story, instead. I’m glad I listened since that story turned out to be Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life.
Still…I recall Josie and her Leap Day birthday adventures fondly. I hope you’ll like it, too! Try something this Leap Day that you’ve never tried before, whether it’s a new food, a new route to school/work, a new hairstyle, or a few kind words to someone you’d like to get to know. The day only comes around once every four years so…Leap On!
Click here to watch one of the original “book trailers” for the book.
