Want me to visit your school? I love to speak about writing and rewriting (for kids), making wise choices (for middle school and teens), and dealing with the tricky issues (for moms and dads). Check out this photo / article and my resume (Yale, Oprah, Today...). Or invite me to your event. To sample my style, click on that cute TV for a YouTube or watch How To Get Closer To Your Teen. Or come find me in the press room. I've been writing my Girls' Life column, "Dear Carol," since 1994, and Newsweek calls me a "Teen Dear Abby." I'm also quoted in a recent A.P. article: "Does Pregnancy Look A Little Too Cool Lately?"
Looking for advice? If you are a girl, 12 to 17, GIRLTALK: All The Stuff Your Sister Never Told You (Fourth Edition) explains everything. Everything! Fully updated, it offers my best girl guru tips on friends, guys, family, health, school, even getting into college. An all-in-one classic, it won an iParenting Media Award and has come out in Russian, Vietnamese, Polish, Bulgarian, Chinese, Latvian, Romanian, Indonesian, Czech--czech it out!! I promise you'll love it. Think of it as Life 101, but funny.
I'm proud of FOR GIRLS ONLY too. It's full of insights, inspiration, and 489 quotes from women and men throughout the ages. USA Today says, "There are so many dumb advice books out there, it's a pleasure to find one that really works."
Looking for a novel? Kids 8 to 12, whether bookworms or reluctant readers, girls or boys, enjoy Melanie Martin's funny travel diaries. Melanie and her brother Matt the Brat go to Italy THE DIARY OF MELANIE MARTIN; Holland MELANIE MARTIN GOES DUTCH; Spain WITH LOVE FROM SPAIN, MELANIE MARTIN; and New York MELANIE IN MANHATTAN. Vanity Fair calls Melanie "irrepressible;" the Philadelphia Inquirer dubs the series "terrific;" School Library Journal says "laugh-out-loud funny;" and ARTnews hails "the girl who got Goya." Can't find the Melanie you want? Try Amazon, or call Random House at 800 793 2665. Parents, watch Family Travel to Europe. Kids, put your cursor on Matt the Brat's nose. Hehe, isn't that cool?Adults, please click here to buy my husband Rob's award-winning off-Broadway play Tabletop or my brother Mark's new book, Prophets and Princes. It's about Saudi Arabia and here's its introduction which links to an interview.
Last thing, if you like my work, tell friends about Girltalk, pick a Melanie Martin novel for your mother-daughter book club, write a review at bn.com or amazon, or order books as gifts. Or go ahead and ask your librarian or principal about inviting me to your school--I give presentations in English or Spanish.
xox
Carol
P.S. Authors reeeeeeally appreciate readers, so
THANK YOU! P.P.S. Don't forget the sunscreen! Uh-oh, whoops, am I sounding like a mom? Well, I am a mom! Peek at my family photos! :-)
