Starting today, each week for our April Book of the Month, we'll feature a different book from author Lisa Schroeder. This week, we're focusing on her newest Young Adult novel, Chasing Brooklyn. Let's start the week by telling you more about the book: Restless souls and empty hearts. Brooklyn can’t sleep. Her boyfriend, Lucca, died... Continue Reading →
Starting today, each week for our April Book of the Month, we'll feature a different book from author Lisa Schroeder. This week, we're focusing on her newest Young Adult novel, Chasing Brooklyn. Let's start the week by telling you more about the book: Restless souls and empty hearts. Brooklyn can’t sleep. Her boyfriend, Lucca, died... Continue Reading →
The cover of Francesca Simon's Horrid Henry's Joke Book warns that this book is "Too rude for parents!" They really mean it. Er, sort of. Filled with groan-worthy puns and gross-out humor, Horrid Henry's Joke Book is chock full of the sort of simplistic humor that kids love -- and some of us grown-ups still... Continue Reading →
The cover of Francesca Simon's Horrid Henry's Joke Book warns that this book is "Too rude for parents!" They really mean it. Er, sort of. Filled with groan-worthy puns and gross-out humor, Horrid Henry's Joke Book is chock full of the sort of simplistic humor that kids love -- and some of us grown-ups still... Continue Reading →
Today, in honor of both National Poetry Month and our April Book of the Month author Lisa Schroeder -- we're bringing you an introduction to verse novels. All three of Lisa's YA novels are written in verse, a device she's found handy for a variety of reasons. For one, it lets her get down to... Continue Reading →
Today, we have our final story from our Literary Lovers Mash-Up Writing Contest entries. We asked you to write about two literary lovers meeting OR falling in love for the first time in about 500 words. Today's entry comes from P.Q. Glisson -- whose story reads like a really cool, extremely well-written crossover fan fiction.... Continue Reading →
Poetry Speaks Who I Am was developed for the YA demographic. But let me tell you, as a poet, I think this is a rock star kind of collection for any reader of any age, and it's an ideal book to feature during National Poetry Month. The poems included in this book (which is a... Continue Reading →
For our April Book of the Month, we're giving you a chance to win one of Lisa Schroeder's books for free! All of Lisa's Young Adult books deal with loss in some way -- the death of a boyfriend, best friend, brother, mother, etc. Facing your own mortality. For this contest, we want you to... Continue Reading →
The Body Finder by Kimberly Derting is one of those books that you'll be thinking about days after finishing the last page. It's sort of a haunting story, that catches you in its grip and refuses to let go. What first struck me about The Body Finder was Derting's careful crafting of sentences. Phrases like... Continue Reading →
The Body Finder by Kimberly Derting is one of those books that you'll be thinking about days after finishing the last page. It's sort of a haunting story, that catches you in its grip and refuses to let go. What first struck me about The Body Finder was Derting's careful crafting of sentences. Phrases like... Continue Reading →
