I'm excited to be visiting a number of your schools this spring! It's been a while since I've had the opportunity to meet in person with so many teen readers, and that's always a treat for me. I'm eager to talk with you, and to hear your ideas for new books.

My hope is that we'll have some time to talk about my next "Hamilton High Series" book, Shut Up. This is the story of what happens when seventeen year old Mario Barajas discovers that his ten year old brother is being sexually molested by their aunt's boyfriend, and I'd love to get your response to one of the chapters.

Now, since I don't have space in the coming events segment to list all of the upcoming school visits, I'll list them here. If your school is on the list, I'd love to hear from you ahead of time with any questions or ideas you have for our visit. You can email me at <mmreynolds@earthlink.net>. Please be sure to list your school in the subject line so I'll know it's not junk mail. Here's what's coming up in Southern California:

Lincoln High School, Wednesday, 3/05/08

Gabrieleno High School, Thursday, 3/06/08

Montclair High School, Thursday and Friday, 3/13 and 3/14/08

Santee Education Complex, Monday, 3/17/08

Jordan High School, Tuesday, 3/18/08

La Puente High School, Wednesday & Thursday, 3/19 & 3/20/08

Long Beach Polytechnic High School, Friday, 3/21/08

South Gate High School, Monday, 3/24/08

Bell Gardens High School, Tuesday, 3/25/08

Montebello High School, 3/26/08

Take care. Keep reading. I'll see some of you soon!

Sincerely,

Marilyn Reynolds