The sisters will have to work together to find a spotlight big enough for them both to shine. And as Laina's flawless facade begins to crumble, Andi discovers that the spotlight she's been trying to steal isn't really the one she wants. But when a stolen kiss ends in disaster, Andi realizes that her prince isn't as charming as she'd hoped. Step 7: Demand attention for more than just the way she screws things up. Even if all she's got going for her is really great hair. Step 4: Make a list of her good qualities. Step 1: Admit she's powerless to change her perfect sister, and accept that her life really, really sucks. She creates a twelve-step program for second-class siblings to help her steal the spotlight, and the guy, from her sister, Laina. She creates a twelve-step program for second-class siblings to help her steal the. For more information, visit her website.When her crush asks her to fix him up with her perfect older sister, sixteen-year-old Andi decides it's time to step out of the shadows. A complete list of all Veronica Bartless books in order (2 books). She is the Assistant Regional Advisor for the MD/DE/WV region of the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI) and the Read Local Challenge Coordinator for SCBWI MD/DE/WV/VA/DC. She says she writes books “where ‘Happily Ever After’ is just a bit more than what the Brothers Grimm imagined it would look like.Books where the princess gets to choose her own happy ending.’” Veronica’s debut YA novel, Twelve Steps, was released in 2014. Veronica Bartles writes children’s books, and is a graphic designer and freelance marketing consultant. And everyone knows what happens to a frog when a princess kisses him! Before long, poor Princess Cassandra has a castle full of princes, but princes aren’t pets! Unfortunately, she loves them so much that she can’t help kissing them goodnight. Princess Cassandra desperately wants a pet frog. The book is available to order here.Ĭlick here to view the recording of this event! The event will be moderated by The Ivy’s Children’s Literature Specialist, Rona London, and will take place on Zoom. Author Veronica Bartles will read The Princess and the Frogs, a delightfully funny reinvention of the classic fairy tale, The Frog Prince, that Kirkus Reviews called “a refreshing princess book that puts kissing in its place” Veronica will answer questions about the book, about the value of asking “what if?”, and more. Veronica Bartles, author of The Princess And The Frogs (PB), and Twelve Steps (YA), has spent most of her life wondering What If She believes there are.

Twelve Steps by Veronica Bartles