New from Monarch Publishing! A middle grade fantasy novel entitled Children of The Ancient Heroes: Dreams and Nightmares by Russell Fellows. I grew up wishing that literary worlds like Narnia or Middle Earth were real places to explore. Fellows addresses this type of wanderlust. What if fantasy characters were social outcasts and had important roles to fulfill… Continue reading CHILDREN OF THE ANCIENT HEROES: A Remarkable Review by Kate Lundeen
By the time you read this, I hope to be well on the road to recovery from pneumonia. Getting sick got my attention. I had to rest! I put aside my pile of revisions for Half-Truths courtesy of my mentor, Joyce Moyer Hostetter, but I didn't put aside the "thinking about" process that all writers experience. I'm re-reading Blue Willow by Doris… Continue reading Blue Willow -PART III: Comments on a Surprisingly Influential Book
REVIEW A is for Asian American: An Asian Pacific Islander Desi American Alphabet written by Virginia Loh-Hagan and illustrated by Tracy Nishimura Bishop, (Sleeping Bear Press) is a delightful book packed with facts about Asian culture. Each page features a letter from the alphabet, accompanied by engaging rhyming text and historical, cultural information in the sidebar. In the opening… Continue reading A is For Asian American: Read this Awesome Book Review by Lori Keating
I'm happy to introduce a new young book reviewer to you. Lucie B. read Riley Cross's new chapter book, THE SWAMP OF DOOM: The Cursed Champions Club Book One. (Monarch: 2024) and here's what she thought. REVIEW This story presents a girl named Blip (short for Bad Luck Princess) who lives in a small, mythical… Continue reading The Swamp of Doom: A Review by Lucie B., a New Guest Blogger
A review of Nancy Stewart's new MG novel, ME AND THE MISSOURI MOON.
A rising junior and a rising fourth grader review Sandy Whiting's young middle-grade book, MEATBALL MAN HEAD DETECTIVE
Mara Scudder reviews a running, friendship book, KEEPING PACE.
Review and giveaway of the middle-grade fantasy, Wand by Landra Jennings.
From the publisher: There are some friends you never forget. It's the summer of 1955. For Ethan Harper, a biracial kid raised mostly by his White father, race has always been a distant conversation. When he's sent to spend the summer with his aunt and uncle in small-town Alabama, his blackness is suddenly front and… Continue reading The Invincible Summer of Juniper Jones: A MG Review and Audiobook Giveaway
Teen reviewer, Pearl Burningham, reviews Katy Hammel's MG book, Meg Goes to America.