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About Me

When I discovered Judy Blume's books in fourth grade, I realized I wanted to be an author when I grew up. Bombing out of college allowed me to pursue that childhood dream. My first book, Over and Over You, was published by Roaring Brook Press in June '05.

**** If a psychic told you about a past-life love, would you believe her? For seventeen-year-old Penny Fitzsimmons, the answer is easy. No way.

But then her nightmares begin. Strange voices interrupt her thoughts. Coincidences mount. What if there were things that even the psychic didn't know? What if she told you about a thousand years of love, but left out a thousand years of betrayal and tragedy? What if it were up to you to shape the future, before history had a chance to repeat itself? What if your best friend's life depended on it? Penny Fitzsimmons is about to find out. **** "Never becoming too far-fetched, McAuley's debut braids the three ribbons of fantasy, mystery, and romance into an enjoyable plait that is as smart as it is entertaining." Kirkus Reviews You can also visit me at my website!

My Interests

I'd like to meet:

teens who love to read and fellow writers

My Blog

The revision has left the building!

I'm on vacation! Okay, so I'm not on much of a vacation, I'm sitting at the computer in my dining room, surrounded by the chaos that is a half-completed 9th grade Geography project, a few breakfa...
Posted by on Tue, 23 Oct 2007 06:52:00 GMT

The Italian cover of Over and Over You

On June 29th, Over and Over You will be published in Italy. Here is the cover!Tu, tu e ancora tu...
Posted by on Thu, 24 May 2007 06:07:00 GMT

Tagged -- 5 Interesting Things

I was tagged for the '5 Interesting Things About Me' meme, so here goes: 1. I read magazines back to front, until I get to an interesting article. At the end of the article, I start to flip back to fr...
Posted by on Sun, 04 Feb 2007 07:42:00 GMT

Italian rights! And a question!

I have good news! Italian rights for Over and Over You have sold. When my agent called, I had one of those moments of stunned silence that seemed to drag out forever, before I stammered something moro...
Posted by on Mon, 30 Oct 2006 12:36:00 GMT

Introducing Elizabeth Swan

Sure, she may not be Suri Cruise, but we have a new baby at our house and I'd like to show her off. When she was about 6-7 weeks old, she was abandoned with her sister in a park. My neighbour's daught...
Posted by on Wed, 06 Sep 2006 10:48:00 GMT

Book Camp

Last week, I made it through my very first author presentation. I had a group of sixteen kids for the first hour, and then a different group of sixteen came in for the next hour. During the short brea...
Posted by on Thu, 31 Aug 2006 06:30:00 GMT