I want to pass on the love to some fellow bloggers, bestowing upon them the Kreativ Blogger award. Check out these blogs for cool stuff about books, writing and more: I already talked about Great Kids Book blog, and the awesome work Mary Ann is doing over there in finding books for kids – check her out! Dale Pease is… Read More
Ink Spells talks Shadow Children
CSM: 9+ RL: 4.8 – 5.6 Rating: PG Content: Death of a major character, peril, dark themes Margaret Haddix is the talented author of many children’s books, bringing a compelling voice to complex, and sometimes dark, themes. The Shadow Children series is one of those thought-provoking reads that appeal more to older tweens (ages 9-12). The setting is a dystopian future world where poverty… Read More
Ink Spells to Dark Omen: Happy Birthday!
My ten year old turns eleven today: Happy Birthday, Dark Omen! No, Dark Omen is not my pet name for my now eleven year old son. That would be wrong. Dark Omen is the title he has assumed for himself, after many discussions about Internet safety and not putting your personal information out where the Internet Bad Guys can find… Read More
Keeping Up with the Kids
If you’re like me, it is impossible to keep up with the kid’s reading. Not that I don’t try. I keep a close eye on what they’re reading because I think parents have the ultimate say on the media (books, games, movies) that their kids consume and I try to be a responsible parent that way. Then there are the… Read More
Sharing the Blogger Love!
Blogger extraordinaire J.J. Bennett, who juggles four blogs – a chick flix blog Chick Plix, a blog for her WIP (work in progress) YA (young adult) book The Path, a blog for her Middle School library, and her main blog Jennifer J. Bennett – has sweetly bestowed the Kreativ Blogger award on Ink Spells, and had this to say about moi: Susan Quinn… Read More
Do It Fast vs. Get It Right
This blog is about great books for kids, mostly about reading them, but occasionally about writing them as well. I am hip deep in revisions on my Middle Grade Science Fiction book (working title: BYRNE RISK), but am taking some time to write a first draft of a YA (young adult) paranormal novel during NaNoWriMo – the frightening acronym that… Read More