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Christian Slater, Annie Hall, Rejection, and Me (Not Necessarily in That Order) by Shawn K. Stout from the Writing Barn. Peek: “That feeling, right there. Do you know the one? That crushing ache? The one right there in the middle of my chest that tells me in that moment I’m unloved by the universe?
By Melissa Walker of readergirlz
In conjunction with Support Teen Literature Day, top young adult authors, editors, teen lit advocates, and readers will “Rock the Drop” by leaving their books in public places for new readers to discover and enjoy.
In recognition of the readergirlz’s seventh birthday of promoting literacy and a love of reading among young women,
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Compiled by Cynthia Leitich Smith
What fun it was to chat with The Horn Book about creepy cuisine, werecats and the kind of shape-shifter I’d most like to be!
Pop over to check it out and join in the conversation!
See also a review of my latest novel,
Continue Reading Five Questions for Cynthia Leitich Smith from The Horn Book »
I have a quote taped on the wall above my computer so it’s the first thing I see every morning when I sit down to write.
“Comparison is the thief of joy.”
That little gem comes from some guy named Theodore Roosevelt.
What a simple,
Continue Reading Guest Post & Giveaway: Michele Weber Hurwitz on Musings about Comparisons »
I’ve always had a strong need to break the silence about abuse and oppression, and to speak my truth.
Even my abusers, who repeatedly threatened to kill me if I talked, couldn’t shut down that part of my spirit.
I just found another way to do it while they abused me—not through verbal speech,
Continue Reading Guest Post: Cheryl Rainfield on Writing Bravely »
Wow! What fun I had at the Texas Library Association annual conference in San Antonio. Thank you, Texas librarians, publishers, authors, illustrators, exhibitors and teens for a wonderful event!
With fellow Candlewick YA author E.E. Charlton Trujillo
Author Nikki Loftin
Author-illustrator Don Tate
Author Donna Bowman Bratton & Continue Reading Event Report: Texas Library Association Annual Conference »
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Cover Reveal: Shattered by Mari Mancusi (Scorched #2)(Sourcebooks, 2014). From the promotional copy:
A fiery, action-packed installment in Mari Mancusi’s heart-pounding Scorched trilogy
Trinity, Connor, and Caleb are trying to stay under the radar, holed up in an abandoned West Texas farmhouse.
Liz Garton Scanlon launched The Good-Pie Party, illustrated by Kady MacDonald Denton (Arthur A. Levine, 2014) last weekend at BookPeople in Austin.
Liz did a PowerPoint presentation about her own experiences moving from home to home around the globe and then read the book,
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Skila Brown is the first-time author of Caminar (Candlewick, 2014). From the promotional copy:
Set in 1981 Guatemala, a lyrical debut novel tells the powerful tale of a boy who must decide what it means to be a man during a time of war.
You don’t look like an Indian.
Ever heard anyone say that? It’s a safe bet that you have if you’re a contemporary Native American. Or, as my friends in Canada put it, a member of a First Nation.
And those were the exact words that I heard this past Saturday.
Continue Reading Guest Post: Joseph Bruchac on “You Don’t Look Indian.” »
