My first novel, TMI, will be published by Dutton Children’s Books (a division of Penguin) in April 2009. It’s about Becca Farrell, a 15-year-old baking enthusiast with a penchant for oversharing. Becca finally realizes the error of her ways after she gets dumped by her first boyfriend (she got caught kissing and telling). She decides to start a blog where she can spill all of the details that no one else seems to want to hear. The trouble is, the Internet isn’t as anonymous as Becca thinks.

Since this book is still a ways from hitting the store shelves, you can send your contact information to sarah (at) sarahquigley.com or befriend me on MySpace or Facebook. I’ll remind you to go out and get a copy when the time is nigh. Oh, and I fully plan to have autographed book plates on hand as well. Yee haw.

The Molly Ringwald Trilogy: Sixteen Candles, The Breakfast Club, Pretty in Pink
Yes, these are three very different movies, but they really should come as a boxed set. Whether Molly Ringwald is playing a carrot-eating, panty-sharing sixteen-year-old, a stuck up, sushi-loving prom queen, or a brainy thift store fashionista from the wrong side of the tracks, she can pout like nobody’s business.

Footloose
Ooh, Kevin Bacon is so misunderstood in this one, a kid from big, bad Chicago thrown into a tiny mountain town where dancing has been outlawed. The soundtrack absolutely soars, my personal favorite song being “I Need A Hero” during the tractor chicken scene. The only thing that really bugs me about the movie is Kevin’s love interest, Lori Singer. She looks like she could use a few grilled cheese sandwiches. And not to spoil the ending, but why does she scream like five times during the final scene? It’s not a horror flick, honey.

Heathers
Occasionally, Jai will just randomly shout, “My son’s a homosexual, and I love him! I love my dead gay son!” This movie is so quotable, and the hair is so big. Plus, Christian Slater is smokin’ hot. Too bad he’s also completely nuts.

Say Anything
Katie loves this movie even more than I do, probably because she’s the biggest romantic sap on the planet. But seriously, I am fully dreaming of the day when I wake up early on a spring morning and hear Peter Gabriel’s “In Your Eyes” blasting from the street. I’ll look out my window and see the boy of my dreams (NOT John Cusack because he’s totally old now, like forty) holding a boom box over his head. But unlike Ione Skye, I won’t ignore him. That was cold.

Fast Times at Ridgemont High
I was shocked the first time I saw this movie. I mean, Jennifer Jason Leigh just does it with this guy on the first date, and then she does it with another guy and they’re not even on a date. I really don’t get that. Still, I love this movie, especially Sean Penn as the stoner surfer dude who has a pizza delivered to history class.  Too bad Mr. Hand had to harsh his mellow.

Real Genuis
Okay, Val Kilmer is really old now, just like John Cusack, but he was tasty back in the day. Plus, he plays (duh) a genius, and brains are always sexy. There are so many good lines and fast jokes in this flick that I had to watch it several times to catch all of them. My favorite line is about hamburgers and large breasts, but I don’t want to ruin it by explaining it here.

Ferris Bueller’s Day Off
“Anyone? Anyone?”

Some Kind of Wonderful
I don’t believe for a second that any of the main characters in this movie was actually a teenager when they filmed this. Especially not Hardy Jenns (what kind of a name is that?), the evil rich ex-boyfriend of poor popular girl Amanda Jones played by Lea Thompson. Hardy looks like he’s about thirty. But adorable redhead Eric Stoltz makes up for all of that with his turn as an art geek who works at a car repair shop and hangs out with tomboy Mary Stuart Masterson. Sorry to give it away, but those two share one of the most fiery kisses I’ve ever seen. If only Evan could have kissed me that way.