I'm giving away a couple of my favorite MG books
I'm giving away The Serpent's Secret and Legends of the Lost Causes, two of my favorite recent middle grade releases! First up is THE...
Legends of the Lost Causes Review (or how the west was wrested away from zombies)
Legends of the Lost Causes, by Brad McLelland & Louis Sylvester Legends of the Lost Causes = orphans in the wild west + zombies. No joke....
Pax Review (or why I want a fox in my life)
Pax, by Sara Pennypacker Pax made me love my pets so much more. And I already loved my animals a lot, so that's saying something. This...
The Real Boy Review (or how different does not always mean broken)
The Real Boy, by Anne Ursu The Real Boy grabbed my emotions like few books do. For starters, I'll just go ahead and admit that I didn't...
The Blackthorn Key Review (or how I learned to stop worrying and love the firebomb)
The Blackthorn Key, by Kevin Sands The Blackthorn Key hits all the right notes for me. I've always had a strong affinity for anything...
Click'd Review (or my so-called life as a teen app coder)
Click'd, by Tamara Ireland Stone Click'd is a book for the wannabe coder in every kid. Let's face it, this generation lives and breathes...
Middle Grade Literature Empowers (or why kids need imaginary worlds to play in)
Can’t is a dangerous word. It’s one of those words that gets pulled out a lot by adults these days. You can’t say that. You can’t believe...
Meaning Informs Creativity (or how I learned to love my editor)
Meaning informs creativity. Whenever we put pen to the page (or fingers to the keyboard, or camera to the subject...), our goal is to...
The Hotel Between Here, There, & Everywhere is going to be published!
The big announcement? I just signed with Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers on my newest book, The Hotel Between Here, There, and...