My Latest Book!

Winner of the Crystal Kite Award!

Can’t get your monster to go to sleep? We’ve got you covered! “Readers will be too busy giggling to go to sleep.” ~ Publishers Weekly “A superb example of picture book collaboration, this appealing title will be popular in most collections.”~School Library Journal

Rock On

Follow Orion Taylor’s pursuit of his rock and roll dreams! “Vega has imbued her tale with well-developed characters…readers will appreciate Ori’s gently self-deprecating humor and the lively Web postings and texts woven throughout that help tell the story.”~ Kirkus “This is a smart, absorbing read about music, relationship complexities, and reconciliation.”- Booklist

Click Here & Access Denied

Award-winning, best selling Click Here and the sequel, Access Denied. Middle school was never so challenging–rewarding. Praise for Click Here: “…a heartfelt book about a girl becoming her own person.” ~ Publishers Weekly Praise for Access Denied: “a fast-paced, engaging sequel.” ~ School Library Journal

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“What we call the beginning is often the end. And to make an end is to make a beginning. The end is where we start from.”

T. S. Eliot

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