K.L. Going
K.L. Going is the award-winning author of numerous books for children and teens. Her first novel, Fat Kid Rules the World was named a Michael Printz Honor Book by the American Library Association, and was included on YALSA’s Best Books for Young Adults list and their list of Best Books for the Past Decade. Her books have been Booksense picks, Scholastic Book Club choices, Junior Library Guild selections, NY Public Library Best Books for the Teenage, and winners of state book awards. They’ve been featured by Publishers Weekly, School Library Journal, Kirkus, and Children's Book Council as Best Books of the year.
Her work has also been published in Korea, Italy, Japan, Germany, Spain, China, Romania, and the UK. Her novel Fat Kid Rules the World is an independent film that premiered at the SXSW film festival and won an Audience Award. It is also currently being workshopped for Broadway! Her novel King of the Screwups has been optioned for television.
K.L. began her career working at Curtis Brown, Ltd., one of the oldest literary agencies in New York City. She has written short stories for several anthologies and currently has published multiple picture books in addition to her novels. She also leads professional workshops at the Highlights Foundation and teaches Language Arts at the Homestead Montessori School in Glen Spey, NY. Finally, KL Going is a mom to a truly awesome kid!
To visit KL on-line go to klgoing.com.
ISBN 978-0803734753
This is a happily-ever-after story of a girl who discovers the true secret to all good writing through an unlikely friendship, some well-intentioned matchmaking, and little bit of science. A perfect read for fans of Rachel Vail, Sharon Creech and Meg Cabot.Jane Brannen wants nothing more than to become a famous author like Jane Austen--she just needs to figure out the key to literary success! Her chance to uncover the secret arrives when bestselling author J. E. Fairfax visits her tiny town of Whickett Harbor. Unfortunately, a hurricane rolls in and Jane gets stuck with the author's snobbish son, Devon, instead. But when the skies clear, Jane realizes the wind has blown in something worse than annoying boys: Her mother, Susan, and Susan's new fiancé, Erik, have flown all the way from Hollywood to file for custody and bring Jane back to California. Now she needs to find a mate for her marine biologist father and figure out what's truly important about Whickett Harbor, so she can prove to her mother that this is where she's meant to stay.