Congratulations to Linda Phillips. Random.org selected her name to win an audio book off last week's blog. ********* Several weeks ago I pulled one of the books I received at Highlight Summer Camp, Hattie on Her Way (Candlewick Press, 2005) off my TBR shelf. Written by my friend and fellow blogger, Clara Gillow Clark, this girls' middle grade novel… Continue reading Hattie On Her Way: A Review and TWO Giveaways!
Congratulations to Connie Saunders for winning REFUGEE. I haven't added it up, but I believe Connie gets the prize for winning the most books off my blog. Her secret? She always shares my posts on Twitter! I love finding a book which make a setting so real to me that I look it up on… Continue reading Indigo Girl: An Audio CD Review and Giveaway
Congratulations to Linda Andersen for winning Kathy Wiechman's ARC of NOT ON FIFTH STREET. ****** It is my pleasure to host Kathleen Burkinshaw on her TLCB Blooming Anniversary Tour. What has life been like for you since The Last Cherry Blossom was published? This past year has had wonderful, surreal moments as well as frenzied,… Continue reading Life After Publication: A Conversation with Kathleen Burkinshaw and a Great Giveaway!
If you're one of my faithful followers, than you're no stranger to Kathy Wiechman's historical fiction for middle grades. I'm proud to review her newest book, NOT ON FIFTH STREET (Calkins Creek, 2017), a fictionalized account of the flood of the Ohio River in 1937. Two feuding brothers + one record-breaking flood = a fast paced middle… Continue reading Not on Fifth Street: A Review and ARC Giveaway- Part I
Congratulations to Rosi Hollinbeck who won JUST AROUND MIDNIGHT from last week's blog. Check out her informative blog with lots of giveaways and writing helps. I enjoy books that pull me into a character's life and predicament from the opening chapter. By the time I turned the page into Chapter 2, I wanted to know how almost-14-year-old… Continue reading Twice Betrayed: A Review and a Critique Giveaway
If a picture is worth a thousand words, then a good title is worth at least as much. WHEELS OF CHANGE (Creston Books, 2014), Darlene Beck Jacobson’s debut middle grade novel, is exactly what it purports to be: a novel about change. And of course, about wheels. The story, based loosely on Jacobson’s grandmother, shows… Continue reading Wheels of Change: A Review, Autographed Giveaway, and Free Skype Visit!
Congratulations to Connie Saunders for winning AUDACITY JONES STEALS THE SHOW. Loving vs. Virginia (Chronicle Books, February 2017) by Patricia Hruby Powell is more than just a book about the interracial couple who challenged Virginia's anti-miscegenation law. It is a documentary novel, which combines free verse, black and white illustrations by Shadra Strickland in the Visual Journalism style, period… Continue reading Loving vs. Virginia: A Review and Autographed ARC Giveaway!
In conjunction with this week's review of MAKING FRIENDS WITH BILLY WONG Augusta Scattergood is giving away an autographed copy of this timely book. Please leave your name (and email address if you are new to this blog) by 7 PM Saturday, February 11. If you are a teacher, home educator, or librarian, let me know… Continue reading Making Friends With Billy Wong– BONUS GIVEAWAY!
Congratulations to my fellow blogger, Clara Gillow Clark, who won a copy of TWICE BETRAYED on last week's blog. Stay tuned friends, I have lots more giveaways coming up! ******** One of the writing blogs I follow is Writer Unboxed. When I find an article by one of their contributors in Writer's Digest, I pay… Continue reading Making Friends with Billy Wong by Augusta Scattergood: A Review with Help from David Corbett
I'm honored to share a cover reveal for a tween book that will be released next month. TWICE BETRAYED, by my fellow Highlights Summer Camp participant, Gayle Krause, will be available on March 28th from Trowbridge Books. Isn't this a gorgeous cover? Here's the blurb for the book: The thread of friendship is stretched to the breaking… Continue reading Twice Betrayed: A Cover Reveal and ARC Giveaway!