The Next Penderwick Book

My editor and I are hard at work on the next book about the Penderwicks, due out in 2008. Just as in the first book, I'm borrowing bits and pieces from my own childhood. Here's one hint. A major character in the book is Tommy Geiger, who lives across the street from the Penderwicks, and loves football above all. To help me with Tommy, a friend of mine who went to elementary school with me (a million years ago!) lent me his picture from way back then. Here's the picture: