The company she keeps...

Here is the Random House Children's Books Fall 2008 Catalogue. It is extremely beautiful and full of tremendous reads.



And this is my girl on page 148! That little Sherry Baldwin sure is photogenic. If I do say so myself.




And here is Sherry making friends. I quite approve of who she's hanging with: Sammy Keyes, another 7th grade sleuth. Sammy's a good girl. Quick-witted, persistent and a loyal friend. Actually, I'm not sure Sammy's grandmother will wholly approve of Sherry who tends toward the boy crazy. I've got to believe, though, that these two girls would have a lot to talk about at slumber party. I doubt they'd sleep a wink.







And this is from page 248 where you'll find the ten authors in Random House's "It's a First!" group.

From the bottom of the page: "This fall 2008, Random House Children's Books is proud to collectively bring 10 fresh voices to readers with a list as diverse as it is strong."

And you can't really see from this picture, but there's another Class of 2k8 author in "It's a First!": Kristin O'Donnell Tubb who wrote the historical middle grade, Autumn Winifred Oliver Does Things Different.

Other authors who've been part of the "It's a First!" group include Christopher Paolini (Eragon), Libba Bray (A Great and Terrible Beauty), Jeanne DuPrau (The City of Ember).



Sherry, you're in good company.

You go, girl!