I’m not sure how it happened, but I’m the mom of a preteen.  My little cherub has become a vibrant, extremely verbal, smart young lady.  The little person that once fit in the crook of my arm is well on her way to makeup, driving and high school. Sigh…Of course, I take credit for all of her best characteristics, but my husband will concede that she inherited her love of reading from me as she digests books as fast as I ever did.  Since I just attended Book Expo, I was able to score some great reads you and your little pretty page turner should know about.  All the smart, cool girls will be reading them. Cici Reno  #MiddleSchoolMatchmaker I actually had the opportunity to meet the author Kristina Springer at Book Expo.  I was excited for Paris to read this reinterpretation of the classic Cyrano de Bergerac and it doesn’t fail to please one bit.  I love when a great author can riff from a classic skillfully and with humor: I consider it journalistic jazz. Cici is the go-to girl, as she is extremely enlightened due to her regular yoga meditation schedule.  Instead of standing behind bushes, she is shielded by technology as she texts her socially awkward friend the right words to ‘say’ to her crush.  Of course, the plan unravels as Cici must come from behind the bushes to confront her real feelings as she becomes interested in her friends’ crush. Watching her attempt to meditate her way into a solution to this potential social bomb is so much fun.   Stef Soto, Taco Queen It seems to be a natural phase in development that parents, once the absolute best become the absolute worst in their kid’s minds.  I’ve tried to lower my cringe factor with a wardrobe of what I call “scuttles”-cute little...