Melissa Thomson

In the wee hours of the morn (10:20 AM) on July 6, Pete, Belby, and I lit out for Knoxville, TN, the first stop on our Summer Road Trip of Southerly Wonders. (I just made up that name for the trip because when I typed...

Full Story

I kept introducing myself as a writer and teacher, but really, my badge for ALA 2010 should have read MELISSA THOMSON: FANGIRL. Let’s be honest. I was there on a mission to meet some of my most favorite authors. AND I DID! First, on Saturday...

Full Story

Hello, blog. It’s been a while. And that’s all I’ll say about that. Even though the school year is over, my summer hasn’t officially started yet. I’m participating in a curriculum institute, where we’re working on writing new curriculum units for all subjects. It’s a...

Full Story

Snow Week Snow Week 2010 is almost over. I have watched about 60 episodes of LOST and taken about 100 pictures of the dog. I can’t account for much more of my time during my unexpected vacation. I don’t know where it all went.I have...

Full Story

It’s true. I am a terrible blogger. I think it’s because I let so much time lapse between posts that I feel like I have SO MUCH backlogged information to share! But I really don’t. It’s just school, TV, dog park, lather, rinse, repeat. But...

Full Story

Some updates, in no particular order: 1. I (We) got a dog! Her name is Belby. She’s part beagle, part feist. I think I talk about her too much at school, because on a visit to the Nature Center the other day, the Nature Center...

Full Story

Keena Ford and the Field Trip Mix-up is now available in hardback and was reviewed in The New York Times on Sunday, July 12. I’m not even lying! The review is here. Yippee! Keena Ford and the Second Grade Mix-up is now available in paperback....

Full Story