YA Book Review: Sorrow’s Knot by Erin Bow
Sorrow’s Knot by Erin Bow I knew Erin Bow was a masterful writer after reading her last book, Plain Kate, so I was excited when I saw...
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Oct 14, 20131 min read
YA Book Review: The Kingdom of Little Wounds by Susann Cokal
The Kingdom of Little Wounds by Susann Cokal This book reads as an exploration of the brutal truth behind fairy tales. The novel is...
Oct 8, 20134 min read
3 Questions for Kathryn Lasky, Author of The Extra
I’m very excited to have Kathryn Lasky on my blog today! Kathryn Lasky is a prolific author, having written everything from fiction to...
Jul 23, 20131 min read
YA Book Review: More Than This by Patrick Ness
The first fifty pages or so read like a post-apocalyptic survival story, mixed with the main character’s memories of his relationships...
Mar 25, 20131 min read
YA Memoir Review: Rapture Practice by Aaron Hartzler
Rapture Practice by Aaron Hartzler is a YA memoir about the author’s struggles as a teenager to find his place in his conservative...
Mar 18, 20131 min read
YA Book Review: The Diviners by Libba Bray
The Diviners by Libba Bray is about a group of teenagers with psychic powers that are emerging in response to an evil, supernatural...
Jan 29, 20131 min read
Cover Reveal! Stained by Cheryl Rainfield
I’m excited to be part of Cheryl’s Rainfield’s Cover Reveal blog tour! Book Description: In this heart-wrenching and suspenseful teen...
Dec 17, 20121 min read
My Favorite Books of 2012
It’s that time again! Every year I choose my favorite kids’ books, and this year instead of making my millions of excuses about how it’s...
Nov 5, 20121 min read
YA Book Review: Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein
Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein is YA historical fiction at its very best. The story takes place in World War II and is told from the...
Apr 23, 20122 min read
Book Review: The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
I knew The Fault in Our Stars would be a great book just because it was by John Green, co-author of the amazingly fabulous Will Grayson^2...
Mar 12, 20121 min read
Book Review: Jellicoe Road by Melina Marchetta
Through the story, Taylor struggles to unravel the secrets about her family and about the strange dreams she’s been having. She’s helped...
Dec 9, 20112 min read
The Subjectivity of a “Favorites” List
Last week my writing group was discussing our group’s book-of-the-month, The Boyfriend List by E. Lockhart. We were going around,...
Dec 6, 20111 min read
My Favorite Books of 2011
Out of all the kid’s books I read this year, these are my favorites. I attempted to order them by author and by reading level (YA,...
Aug 16, 20112 min read
Book Recommendation: Chaos Walking Trilogy by Patrick Ness
The Chaos Walking trilogy by Patrick Ness is a YA dystopia series about a planet where men’s thoughts can be heard out loud by everyone...
Jul 25, 20111 min read
SCBWI “Letter of Merit”
I won a writing award! Okay–to be more accurate, I received a “Letter of Merit” (sort of like honorable mention) from the Society for...
Jul 20, 20112 min read
Book Review: Linger by Maggie Stiefvater
In many other respects, this book was better than the first book. For example, in Shiver, I felt a few of the side characters weren’t...
Jun 29, 20112 min read
Book review: Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater
But Shiver isn’t without it’s flaws. Grace’s best friends feel rather thin as characters and I often found I had trouble caring about...
May 8, 20112 min read
Book Review: Lock and Key by Sarah Dessen
Really enjoyed this character driven book about a teenaged girl named Ruby who was abandoned by her mother and was forced by social...
Mar 14, 20111 min read
Book Review: Will Grayson, Will Grayson by John Green and David Levithan
But in the end (or rather from the very beginning) I was completely blown away by this book–by its authenticity, by its courage, and yes,...
Dec 8, 20101 min read
My Favorite New-to-Me Children’s Books for 2010
Here are my favorite new-to-me children’s books this year, in order by author. Last year, I used Indiebound for this list, but for some...
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