Carol's new novels for kids are AVA AND PIP, AVA AND TACO CAT and AVA XOX (Sourcebooks Jabberwocky, '14, '15,'16). The New York Time Book Review says AVA AND PIP is "about sisterhood, but it's also a love letter to language." (http://nyti.ms/1ggyDHV) Carol has been "Dear Carol" at Girls' Life for 20 years. Her first book, GIRLTALK (HarperCollins) was translated into 12 languages. A Phi Beta Kappa Yale grad with an M.A. from Middlebury, Carol has been a guest on Today and The View and loves visiting schools. The author of The Diary of Melanie Martin series (Knopf), her fan page is: www.facebook.com/writercarolweston. She posts fun helpful videos at www.youtube.com/girltalkwithcarol. She and her husband live in NYC, and have two daughters and a cat. Her next book? THE SPEED OF LIFE!