I always enjoy supporting my fellow SCBWI-Carolinas writers, particularly those who live in Charlotte. Today I'm bringing you Chrystal D. Giles' debut novel, TAKE BACK THE BLOCK (2021: Random House Books for Young Readers).REVIEWI spent the morning of my eleventh birthday carrying a sign that read WE WERE HERE FIRST.How do you like that for a dynamic… Continue reading TAKE BACK THE BLOCK: A MIDDLE GRADE REVIEW AND GIVEAWAY
Congratulations to Linda Andersen Gutheil who won FREE LUNCH from last week's blog. She plans to donate it to a local school. Thank you, Linda! This Promise of Change: One Girl's Story in the Fight for School Equality co-written by Jo Ann Allen Boyce and Debbie Levy is a book you won't be able to put down.… Continue reading This Promise of Change: A Review and Giveaway
Congratulations to Connie Saunders who won Gayle Krause's Once Upon a Twisted Tale on last week's blog. As she's found out, it pays to enter twice!! Not only do I give away books, but I enter giveaway contests myself. Recently I won Her Fearless Run (Page Books, 2019) by Kim Chafee and illustrated by Ellen Rooney from Kathy Temean's… Continue reading Her Fearless Run: A Picture Book Review and Giveaway