By Mari Mancusi
The day I learned to snowboard was not the best day of my life. I actually spent most of it on my butt. And the bruises the next day were more than brutal. I was cold, I was frustrated. I was pretty sure anyone who even attempted this sport had to be a masochist and maybe I just needed to cut my losses and go home.
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Today’s release of Feral Pride means all of my Tantalize–Feral universe novels are available from Candlewick Press.
While all the books can stand alone, there’s likely best appreciated in concert.
This finale unites protagonists of the two series and brings back a number of other fan-fave characters.
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As much as we would like to commit our entire lives to writing, most of us live in the real world. We can’t afford to spend our time at Walden Pond or in a permanent, never-ending, writer’s retreat.
We fit in writing amongst our day jobs, our kids,
Young people love poetry.
At least they love writing it. When I ask teens whether they read much poetry, though, the answer is usually no.
I think I know why. Outside of my bona fide freaky obsession with Emily Dickinson from the age of six,
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Enter to win a set of four signed copies of middle grade novels by Greg Leitich Smith and a pterodactyl puppet!
Today he makes his home in Austin, but Greg grew up on the north side of Chicago.
He is of German and Japanese heritage,
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Enter to win a signed advanced reader copy of Wish Girl by Nikki Loftin (Razorbill, 2015). Author sponsored. Eligibility: North America. From the promotional copy:
…this lyrical novel that will break your heart and lift your spirit.
Peter Stone’s parents and siblings are extroverts,
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Edward in Edward Gorey‘s coat; photo by Allison Devers
By Lindsey Lane
I am sitting at Sweetish Hill Bakery & Cafe, waiting to interview Edward Carey, author of the forthcoming middle grade/YA novel Heap House, Iremonger Book One.
If I’d read his bio before the interview,
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Kindergarten author talk
By Deanna Roy
There are a lot of lonely jobs out there. Night security. Toll booths.
I once worked at a huge event arena, where my sole job was watching a panel of red lights in case one light up.
When I first became a full-time writer,
By Lindsey Lane
It’s opening night. I am sitting in the audience at the debut of a play I had written.
I remember thinking as I watched, “This is as much as I know right now.” It wasn’t a negative thought. I simply knew that this play was the culmination of everything I knew up to that moment.
By Chris Barton
There’s never an answer I that I find quick, simple, and faithful to the full truth when someone asks what inspired one of my books.
Take Shark Vs. Train (Little Brown, 2010), for instance.
Yes, I’m sure the seed was planted by my now 15-year-old son’s love of sharks and trains.
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