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Thanks for visiting. Happy Summer!

Newsweek dubbed me a Teen Dear Abby, and I've been the author of Girltalk since 1985, and the "Dear Carol" advice columnist at Girls' Life since 1994. I post not-quite-daily haiku and would be honored if you *like* my page on Facebook. I just found out that an interview I did is now a YouTube about puberty. Nearly 13,000 views?! Whoa! I went ahead and added one more. :-) Five of my twelve books are available on Kindle and I have a baby toe in twitter. If you need a bio or photo, just click. Or find me at carol@carolweston.com.

My first book, GIRLTALK: Fourth Edition (HarperCollins), is for ages 11 to 18 and continues to be popular around the world. "It's kicky, it's fresh, it's fun, it's also serious... GIRLTALK is a winner," says the Columbus Dispatch. Fully revised, GIRLTALK has been in print for 25 years and is in ten languages! Czech it out! (Cool, right?) Why not order a copy for yourself or favorite tween/teen girl to read in a hammock this month?

My first novel, THE DIARY OF MELANIE MARTIN (Knopf, $5.50) is about a 10-year-old who goes to Italy and keeps telling her brother Matt the Brat to get lost. But uh oh, what if he does? Vanity Fair calls Melanie "irrepressible" and School Library Journal says it's "laugh-out-loud funny." Also in the series: Melanie Martin Goes Dutch, With Love From Spain, Melanie in Manhattan.

Right now I'm very excited about a new YA novel, ANSWER ME. More on that soon. I'm also scheduling author visits to schools. My four main talks are about writing (for kids), about what girls and guys reeeeaalllly need to know (for teens), about dealing with tricky issues (for parents), and about what teens don't know--but think they do (for educators). I share eye-opening letters--some funny, some heartbreaking. Here's my resume (Yale, Oprah, Today...) and an author visit article. More info in the press room. Oh, and check out my 23 letters in The New York Times -- they keep track, who knew?

Recent 2010 speaking engagements: Jan 27: Master's Tea at Yale ("Writing for Your Life") in New Haven, CT. Mar 20: Young Writer's Workshop in Scarsdale, NY. Mar 29: "Getting Through the Tricky Years" in Manchester, VT. Apr 22, 23: Canadian Association of Independent Schools Assistant Heads Conference in Montreal. Apr 25: "Moving Into Fiction" (ASJA) in NYC. Apr 30: School Library Media Specialists in Albany. In June, I visited a public school in Queens, N.Y., and did a SKYPE visit with a writing class in Louisville, KY.

What else can you find here? An interview on YouTube about Taking Kids to NYC. (Voice sounds familiar? It's Ernie Anastos!) Quotes. Questions, answers, hotlines. More about moi. Family photos. Three quick videos: Healthy Body Image, How To Get Closer To Your Teen, and Family Travel. An online interview. Favorite fan letters. An A.P. article on Malia and Sasha in which I'm quoted. Even a painting of our daughters by Bascove and an essay about my dear ol' dad. Links to other books: For Girls Only, For Teens Only, Private and Personal, and my "momoir," From Here to Maternity. Oh, and a few words for kids who say they don't like reading -- I used to be petrified of big books.

Last thing, if you like my work, please tell friends, teachers, like my Facebook page, write a review at bn.com or amazon, or give books as gifts. Authors appreciate readers, so THANK YOU!