It's Raining Cupcakes is author Lisa Schroeder's first non-verse novel and her first for Middle Grade readers -- but I seriously doubt this will be her last. Talk about a smashing success! It's Raining Cupcakes tells the story of 12-year-old Isabel, who wants nothing more than to escape the small Oregon town where she's lived... Continue Reading →
It's Raining Cupcakes is author Lisa Schroeder's first non-verse novel and her first for Middle Grade readers -- but I seriously doubt this will be her last. Talk about a smashing success! It's Raining Cupcakes tells the story of 12-year-old Isabel, who wants nothing more than to escape the small Oregon town where she's lived... Continue Reading →
We have a bevy of writing contests going on right now ... and we want to share them all in one place, so you can see what the contests are about, when they're due, and what the cool prizes include! * Â Â Â Â Â Â *Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â * The Lonely Hearts Club Writing Contest Choose ONE of... Continue Reading →
Throughout this month, we're featuring certain Beatles songs that have a certain significance to our Book of the Month, The Lonely Hearts Club by Elizabeth Eulberg. The Beatles play a significant role in the novel, and were a big influence for Eulberg. Each of the songs we feature will be important to the novel. Today,... Continue Reading →
Acoording to The New York Times, it looks like Lauren Conrad has been knocked off the No. 1 spot in chapter books this week by an "old" standard: The Hunger Games, which has been on the list for a whopping 77 weeks. Not a bad run, with no end in sight. Not suprisingly, Lewis Caroll's... Continue Reading →
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You didn't think we could celebrate a whole week of Alice in Wonderland and not have a creative writing prompt to go along with it, did you? Sit down, have yourself a cup of tea, and get scribbling: Write a prose poem... Use a character from - or inspired by - Alice in Wonderland... Include... Continue Reading →
This amazing video was brought to my attention via author Lisa Schroeder on Facebook ... and I simply had to share: Do you have a favorite reading-related video? Share the link with us in the comments!
My coworkers and I have a silly little tradition that's been going on for the better part of a year now ... Theme Day Fridays! Yes, we work at a TV station. But we're also the behind-the-scenes people (so you don't actually see us on TV), and also -- we work a graveyard shift. So... Continue Reading →
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