Katie

Katie is awesome.  She chose When The Storm Passes as her semester book project for school.  As part of the project, Katie has to read and report on the book, but she also has to make contact with the author. Which, given that she lives several states away and is not a relative, was pretty great.

Katie and I have never met, although her mom Becca is one of my biggest online supporters. (Becca's pretty much amazing, btw, and I consider her a personal friend.) But the thing that sent me from flattered and pleased to complete Katie fandom?  She said I was pretty.  Yep. Flattery from a kid is enough for me to insist that Katie's teacher give her an A+ on this project.  But I kinda think she'd get that A anyway, because Katie is very smart. She also has good taste in books.  Thanks, Katie!