Hey all!

Mel will be attending the New York Teen Book Festival in New York this week!

Come say hi if you’re in the area and see lots of other great authors!

March 29, 2012 (10:00AM – 11:00AM)
New York City Teen Book Festival
High School of Art and Design
1075 2nd Ave (between 56th and 57th)
New York, NY 10022
“The NYC Big Read”
Scheduled authors: Melissa de la Cruz, Jen Calonita, Anna Carey, Matthew Cody, Stephanie Perkins, & Erin Saldin!

March 30, 2012 (3:50PM – 4:40PM)
New York City Teen Book Festival
New York Public Library
42nd Street
New York, NY 10018
“No Ordinary Love” Panel
Moderator: Barry Lyga
Panelists: Melissa de la Cruz, Andrea Cremer, Jeri Smith-Ready, Victoria Schwab, & Margaret Stohl!

April 01, 2012 (3:15PM – 4:00PM)
New York City Teen Book Festival
Books of Wonder
18 West 18th Street
New York, NY 10011
“No Foolin’ Mega Signing”
Mel will be signing copies of her latest novels along with fellow authors Alyssa Sheinmel, Jennifer Smith, Jeri Smith-Ready, Jon Skovron, Victoria Schwab, Mark Shulman, Margaret Stohl, Arlaina Tibensky, Siobhan Vivian, Melissa Walker, K.M. Walton, John Corey Whaley, Alecia Whitaker, Maryrose Wood, Natalie Zaman, & Charlotte Bennardo.

-Kady (Mel’s Assistant)

Hey all!

Congratulations to Alyssa S. for winning the poetry contest!

Check out her poem below and thanks to everyone who submitted an entry! They were all fantastic!

“A Stolen Moment”
By Alyssa S.

The green of his eyes
Seemed greener as he moved close.
He removed my mask,
And a whisper of a breath
Halted the gallop of time.

The brush of his lips
Was a caress against mine.
Somehow, the tender
Strokes became everlasting,
As I yielded to each one.

But the illusion
Was sharply broken, and the
Tender touch was gone.
It left like a phantom, as
The reverie lay shattered.

Did I procure that
Ethereal radiance?
Will his visage lie
Hidden from me forever?
Was he real, a wish, a dream?

-Kady (Mel’s Assistant)