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To read an excerpt, click here. 

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Dear Reader,

Being in middle school can be pretty rough. Everything about everyone is changing so fast. And there are so many things to worry about all at once: school, family, crushes, jobs, and last but definitely not least, friends.

Annie, Genna, and Zoe have been best friends forever. But with eighth grade ending, the girls are beginning to grow up and grow apart. When Annie takes a job at her grandmother's teashop, things begin to look up. In between whipping up chai lattes for customers, tasting new teas, and attempting to catch the attention of her barista boy crush, Annie is finally beginning to feel as sophisticated as her best friends. But an eviction notice spells trouble for the Steeping Leaf. Annie's ready with her multistep Save the Leaf Action Plan, but will it be enough? Can Annie rally her friends to save the Leaf before the teashop and the Teashop Girls are history?

EVENTS QUICK REFERENCE! (for details, click on the Events Calendar page)

Laura Schaefer at Mayville Heritage Festival's "Dolly & Me Tea and Luncheon," 11am-1pm, at the Audubon Inn in Mayville, WI 12.05.09

Author visit and tea party, Fargo Mansion, Lake Mills Wisconsin, 4pm 12.05.09

Teashop Girls reading and booksigning, Westphal Mansion B&B, 8pm Hartford WI 12.11.09

Reading and booksigning, Oakwood retirment village, 2pm Madison, WI 01.18.09

Teashop Girls book talk, Madison Northside Senior Center, 01.19.09

Book Chat at the Lakeside Tea Society, Port Washington WI, 1:30 pm 01.20.09