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Do you remember the wonderful story “The Sword in the Stone?” What you won’t remember, is the wizard’s dog! Enter: The Wizard’s Dog, by Eric Kahn Gale. It’s a clever reimagining of the tale told from the perspective of Merlin’s dog, “Nosewise.” Here’s the summary:
“When his master and best […] Just as growing old is not for sissies, growing up is not for the faint of heart. I’ve never met a teenager who hasn’t gone through their own flavor of struggle to arrive where they are. Everyone knows being a teenager is rough, but childhood can be rough, too. Most children experience some hard stuff […] If you’ve been reading my newsletter for a while, you know I’ve gone through some questioning about who my books (Piper Pan and Her Merry Band) are really for: especially after getting some feedback that the characters I’ve created are too dark for a “pixie dust world.” I’ve followed this opinion, and have come full […] I did it this week—I started on book three! I opened the document, got it formatted, and began writing. I feel pretty mediocre about what I’ve written so far, but I began. Sometimes, simply beginning again is the hardest thing. As a creative person, you deal with this every time you finish a project. You […] “Have you written the third book, yet?” My husband asked me this out of the blue yesterday—surprising me, to say the least. While very supportive, he has never read my books himself. Why was he asking “What about Book Three?” I shook my head. “Not yet.” Here’s a “children’s” book with a light, bouncy tone stirred with flavors of friendship, insight, and growth. (You know by now that I believe good children’s books are written for all ages.) The Sugar Mountain Snow Ball, by Elizabeth Atkinson, brings a small dose of the mystical (or magic) into the quotidian lives of 13-year-old […] I picked up today’s book recommendation thinking (from the cover!) that I was unlikely to enjoy it. As it turns out—it brought unexpected delight. The best way I can describe this delightful work of historical fiction When Mischief Came to Town, by Katrina Nannestad, is to do that thing they do in Hollywood to pitch […] |
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