Apparently I’m starting off the new year by making “Top 5” lists, since this is the second such list I’ve posted this week. But this is EXCITING, a FIRST! Here’s the story:

Annie is a friend from college: inspiring high school English teacher, gifted writer, hip Brooklynite, long-suffering wife (of another college friend), and mother to two bright and creative daughters (with a son due very soon). Somehow, in her “spare time,” she and her aunt created a wonderful blog about children’s and young adult literature, Annie and Aunt. Her blog has given me many great book tips over the years, and this month she asked me to be a guest blogger!

So, here it is: Click here to read my post about our family’s favorite “sleeper books,” and then keep following Annie’s blog!