An article in the Wall Street Journal made me want to jump up in my kitchen and cheer. But that would be slightly embarrassing and also not very useful, so I’m blogging about it instead. Thomas Spence, father of six boys and founder of Spence Publishing, opined that boys would read more if they were less distracted by video games… Read More
Worm Burner and I made this lovely apple pie. He was in charge of the apple picking, ingredient measuring, and crust pinching. I manned (womaned?) the rolling pin and the apple slicer. Together we made quite a team, not to mention dessert. There’s a lot of literacy skills and math that goes into an apple pie. That giant cookbook was… Read More
How do you decide what to write? I’ve decided my next novel will be MG, but that’s as far as I’ve gotten. If you’re writing your first novel, you probably haven’t given this much thought – you’re caught up in the love of your story, and that is fine. If you’re a teacher or librarian or parent, you probably think,… Read More
You’ve heard me rave about Reading Teen, a blog where some rockin’ moms and their teens read and review YA books, with an eye to providing content descriptions for parents (and kids) who want to know before they read. Well the junior whippersnappers are getting in the act with Reading Tween, where middle grade kids are reading and reviewing books…. Read More
I’m taking part in a Fall Book Giveaway that you aren’t going to want to miss. I’m giving away a copy of my book Life, Liberty, and Pursuit, but there are literally hundreds of books being given away on this Hop! So just click through on Mr. Linky and enter! To win a copy of Life, Liberty, and Pursuit just leave… Read More
This interesting article from a children’s editor (Ms. Whitman) on SFWA (Science Fiction Writer’s Association) talks about how people are still unclear about the differences between Middle Grade (MG) and Young Adult (YA), but as these genres grow in importance (to publisher and bookseller bottom lines) they are getting more attention. She points out that the difference between MG and YA… Read More