Adventure, freedom, and the enormity of growing up are at the heart of Katherine Rundell's beautifully charged new novel, Cartwheeling in Thunderstorms. Even a life on the untamed plains of Africa can’t prepare Wilhelmina for the wilds of an English boarding school in this lovely and lyrical novel from the author of Rooftoppers, which Booklist... Continue Reading →
Adventure, freedom, and the enormity of growing up are at the heart of Katherine Rundell's beautifully charged new novel, Cartwheeling in Thunderstorms. Even a life on the untamed plains of Africa can’t prepare Wilhelmina for the wilds of an English boarding school in this lovely and lyrical novel from the author of Rooftoppers, which Booklist... Continue Reading →
Review by 12-year-old, Abby Bingham. When I read this book my heart just melted over Ester, a little girl from Chicago who lived during the Great Depression. Ester doesn’t quite fit in with her family. Her ma is superstitious and is very strict. She believed if you do something wrong it could bring bad luck.... Continue Reading →
Review by 12-year-old, Abby Bingham. When I read this book my heart just melted over Ester, a little girl from Chicago who lived during the Great Depression. Ester doesn’t quite fit in with her family. Her ma is superstitious and is very strict. She believed if you do something wrong it could bring bad luck.... Continue Reading →
Every now and again I like to discuss literature with a more sophisticated and saavy reader, so I asked 12-year-old Abby Bingham to stop by Novel Novice and share what she loves about Middle Grade books. *What is your favorite thing about reading? I love being able to feel like I’m in the book. I... Continue Reading →
As we wrap up our week-long feature on the magical middle grade novel Deadly Delicious by K.L. Kincy, we want to give some of you lucky readers a chance to win your own copy! The Prizes: One winner (U.S. only) will receive a signed paperback of Deadly Delicious One winner (Int'l) will receive an e-book... Continue Reading →
As we wrap up our week-long feature on the magical middle grade novel Deadly Delicious by K.L. Kincy, we want to give some of you lucky readers a chance to win your own copy! The Prizes: One winner (U.S. only) will receive a signed paperback of Deadly Delicious One winner (Int'l) will receive an e-book... Continue Reading →
Today we have an exclusive excerpt from Deadly Delicious by K.L. Kincy: I bound up the crooked stairs and slip into the kitchen. “Mama?” I call. No reply. Cooling on top of Mama’s prized pink appliances, her secret-recipe DeLune DeLuxe doughnuts perfume the air with the aromas of happiness, confidence, and good luck. My head... Continue Reading →
Today we have an exclusive excerpt from Deadly Delicious by K.L. Kincy: I bound up the crooked stairs and slip into the kitchen. “Mama?” I call. No reply. Cooling on top of Mama’s prized pink appliances, her secret-recipe DeLune DeLuxe doughnuts perfume the air with the aromas of happiness, confidence, and good luck. My head... Continue Reading →
As part of our week-long feature on Deadly Delicious,today we bring you an exclusive Q&A with the author, K.L. Kincy! DEADLY DELICIOUS was your first foray into middle grade. Did anything surprise you while writing MG? Deadly Delicious was supposed to be a young adult book, actually! When I started writing it, I realized that... Continue Reading →
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