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Secret Writing Lives of Professors I grew up in a town with two colleges, where academia ruled. So I get a special kick out of an author like Anne Nesbet (and Katherine Rundell)—professors with not-so-secret lives as a successful storybook writers. Acclaimed author of middle-grade novels, Anne Nesbet is an associate professor at […] You can’t say “no” to excellence! Historical Fiction is not my first love in children’s fiction, but when I find terrific examples, I love them every bit as much as fantasy… well written stories that transport come in many forms! Bronze Age children’s historical fiction Having recently read a couple of excellent children’s historical […] A book to inspire you to Free Tibet I’ve never been to Tibet. But I grew up seeing “Free Tibet” bumper stickers, and I’m an ardent admirer of the Dalai Lama. That’s all the Tibetan background needed to love and appreciate today’s recommended read: Running on the Roof of the World, by Jess Butterworth […] How do you marry mental illness with an entertaining children’s book? Cindy Baldwin has done just that in her debut novel: Where the Watermelons Grow. Summary: Twelve-year-old Della Kelly of Marysville, North Carolina, tries to come to terms with her mother’s mental illness while her father struggles to save the farm from […] Does bringing the flavor of one’s culture to life come naturally to authors? Perhaps it does, but I especially appreciated it as I read Merci Suarez Changes Gears by Meg Medina. Ms. Medina writes boldly and unapologetically with a Hispanic flavor. It’s Hispanic culture brought to life. Summary: As a scholarship student in the […] A selkie tale to stir the heart… I love magical lands. I love them even more when they exist side by side with our “real” world. The Neverland has that side-by-side quality. So do the classic tales of selkies. The Turning, by EmilyWhitman (a Pacific Northwest author, residing in Portland) sings its selkie tale […] She’s done it again! In praise of Jaleigh Johnson… I wrote about Jaleigh Johnson’s debut novel Mark of the Dragonfly not that long ago, and the rest of her first trilogy (The Secrets of Solace and The Unchartered Lands.) From her author photo, she looks like […] Paris Whale For Real? Whether this story could have actually taken place or not, I’ve no idea. Never the less, A Whale in Paris by Daniel Presley and Claire Polders is a highly engaging story set in World War II France.
Summary: During the German […] An advantage of reading children’s books in middle age: All the books published during the time you were “too old for kids’ books” are now new-to-you! Such is the case, for me, with today’s book recommendation:
A Single Shard, by Linda Sue Park Published in 2001, this Newbery Medal winner came […] |
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