The Cat Is Officially Out Of The Bag

Status: RWA. Day Final. Tomorrow I go home to Denver. Squee

What’s Playing on the XM or iPod right now? JOHNNY B. GOODE by Chuck Berry

We’ve known for months but couldn’t say anything. I guess if Hollywood Reporter is going blast it out there (with nary a heads up I might add), I’m going to shine a spotlight on it.

Congrats Ally on having Drew Barrymore attached to direct HEIST SOCIETY and even more fabulous?

Having the sequel, UNCOMMON CRIMINALS, debut at #3 on the New York Times Children’s Bestseller list this week!!!

Tags: young adult

22 Responses

Elizabeth May said:July 1, 2011 at 1:31 pm

That’s such fabulous news! Congrats to Ally!

Cat Moleski said:July 1, 2011 at 1:32 pm

Wow! Congratulations all around. I love Ally’s books.

Matthew MacNish said:July 1, 2011 at 1:48 pm

Awesome. Congratulations!

Peggy Eddleman said:July 1, 2011 at 2:25 pm

That’s so awesome! Ally Carter is my fav.

ryan field said:July 1, 2011 at 2:38 pm

Congratulations!!

Joseph L. Selby said:July 1, 2011 at 2:48 pm

Nice! I really enjoyed Whip It. She should treat the source material respectfully.

Shallee said:July 1, 2011 at 4:14 pm

How awesome! Congrats to Ally!

Carrie said:July 1, 2011 at 4:49 pm

How exciting! Congratulations! 🙂

Jana DeLeon said:July 1, 2011 at 11:45 pm

It couldn’t have happened to a more talented or fantastically nice writer. Congrats, Ally!

Ebony McKenna. said:July 1, 2011 at 11:53 pm

How abso-freaking-lutely wonderful!

E. A. Brass said:July 2, 2011 at 7:00 am

Just the other day, I was wondering why there was no Ally-Carter-stuff movie. Silly me!

Marie said:July 2, 2011 at 7:22 am

This is so far beyond awesome. Hooray for Ally and Heist Society/Uncommon Criminals!!!

Leslie Deaton said:July 2, 2011 at 11:43 am

This is just amazing! Congrats to you Kristin and Ally! It’s so great to see hot YA lit popping up in cinema.

I would be so excited if it were my book, A Marked Past!

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Laurel said:July 2, 2011 at 2:42 pm

That’s pretty fantastic. I’m a big Drew Barrymore fan…I’ve liked nearly everything she’s been connected with. Yay for you guys!

Anonymous said:July 2, 2011 at 3:46 pm

That’s fantastic! Not that I’m surprised. The book is so cinematic it just begs for a movie to be made from it. I’ve been anticipating one ever since I read it.

By the way, I have a question for your blog. I’ve had several rejections on full manuscripts. The reason the agents cited is that they just didn’t connect with the characters. What does that mean, exactly, and what – if anything – can I do to remedy it? Or is it simply a nice way of saying, “I just didn’t fall in love”? Thank you!

Ellen said:July 2, 2011 at 4:30 pm

OMG SO EXCITE. I loooved Heist Society!

Stevie Carroll said:July 2, 2011 at 10:48 pm

Fabulous indeed.

Lydia Sharp said:July 3, 2011 at 5:53 am

Congrats all around! 😀

L.J. Boldyrev said:July 3, 2011 at 3:15 pm

Wow! So awesome! Congrats, Ally, and Kristin!

Sarah Skilton said:July 3, 2011 at 5:36 pm

I thought Ms. Barrymore’s directing in Whip It was great. Ally’s book is in good hands. Congrats!!

Stephsco said:July 3, 2011 at 6:41 pm

Exciting! What great luck to have such an well-known & loved director. I definitely need to read this before the film comes out!