Suzanne Nelson is no stranger to the world of book publishing—a former book editor herself, she has published a number of fun middle-grade/tween books, including Scholastic's THE GHOUL NEXT DOOR and CAKE POP CRUSH.

Recently, however, Suzanne's talent has pulled her in yet another brand new direction. We began working together officially this summer, and the project we connected over is a stunning YA novel entitled SHOES IN THE STREET. This epic tour-de-force begins in WW2 Germany, where a teen girl creates a beautiful pair of hand-made pink heels—which are they lost when she and her family are taken away to a concentration camp. These shoes form the backbone of the story, knitting together the girl who created them and the girl who eventually finds them, dozens of years later—along with many others whose lives are touched along the way. Deep and thought-provoking and incredibly moving, SHOES IN THE STREET is a novel you won't want to miss, and it's one that I know you'll be hearing a lot more about up ahead.

And now I'm delighted to share the best news of all: SHOES IN THE STREET has been acquired for publication, by Michelle Frey at Knopf, with a tentative publication date of Fall 2015!

Hooray, and huge congratulations to Suzanne!

—Joan