The EDGARS got it right in the YA category this year. Congratulations to all the nominees but an especial virtual cheer for these two novels about “mad” girls confined–one contemporary, one historical, and both fabulous! THE
Month: January 2016
My first novel, AUDITION, was a “ballet book,” and I spent my teen years in pointe shoes. So, it’s not surprising that I have a particular fondness for teen novels featuring pirouettes and pink tights. Nutcracker
A picture book text wins the Newbery. A Printz Honor goes a book in which four stories are organized around the visual concept of the helix (spiral), while the Printz sticker itself is affixed to a
KEEP UP THE WRITING MOMENTUM SATURDAY, JANUARY 9, 2016, 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM Woodinville Library, 17105 Avondale Road NE, Woodinville, WA The next class in this FREE series of writing workshops will be taught by the
I know it’s only January and I should still be enjoying ski season, but… Teen descendants of Holmes & Watson at a Connecticut boarding school, holy Arthur Conan Delightful! Coming March 1 Can anyone ever get