Christine Brodien-Jones loves dreaming stuff up. That’s probably what makes her a successful writer, specifically a writer for young readers.…
Browsing: Middle Grade
Like so many authors before her, Kristen Kittscher had a lifelong love of telling stories, but lacked the courage to…
“THROUGH THE SKYLIGHT,” by Ian Baucom and Justin Gerard, Atheneum Books for Young Readers, March 19, 2013, Hardcover, $17.99 (ages…
A year ago, Jessica Day George introduced readers to Celie and the Castle Glower, a castle with a mind of…
“Writing has always felt like breathing,” Soman Chainani says. “If I don’t do it for a while, I start to…
This week is National Library Week (April 14-20), and today is Support Teen Literature Day. If you’re visiting Cracking the…
I’m excited to be a part of Random House Children’s Books’ UNPLUG & READ Blog Tour — check out my…
“CRAGBRIDGE HALL, BOOK 1: THE INVENTOR’S SECRET,” by Chad Morris, Shadow Mountain, March 5, 2013, Hardcover, $17.99 (ages 9-12) Twins…
I loved Jennifer A. Nielsen’s “The False Prince” and was anxiously awaiting the next book in her Ascendance Trilogy. And, for the most part, I wasn’t disappointed.
“THE WATER CASTLE,” by Megan Frazer Blakemore, Walker Children’s, Jan. 8, 2013, Hardcover, $16.99 (ages 10 and up) Is magic…