The book RAT by Jan Cheripko is an upper middle-grade/young adult novel offering a unique, first-person perspective of Jeremy, a disabled boy in high school. I would recommend this book for readers 11+ who can comprehend the use of mature language, suggestive dialogue, violence, abuse, and swear words. We start in a courtroom, with Jeremy a witness in a… Continue reading RAT: A Book Review by Tween Guest Blogger, Brooke White
Congratulations to Danielle Hammelef who won Galapagos Girl from last week's blog. As the new blog coordinator for the SCBWI-Carolinas blog, I was excited to "meet" Shana Keller through email and schedule her blog on writing picture book biographies. When she told me that her newest biography, Bread for Words was being published by Sleeping… Continue reading Bread for Words– A Frederick Douglass Story: A Picture Book Review and Giveaway