Although I’ve been embracing Donalyn Miller’s #BookADay challenge year-round, I don’t always have a chance to post about what I’m reading. You can see my archive of my #BookADay and book recommendation posts here. One of my #BookADay reads: BREAKOUT by Kate Messner, illustrated by Ellen Lindner (Bloomsbury). Also see Debbie’s Reading Journal as well as . . .
Reading any of Mahtab Narsimhan’s books always make me hungry for Indian food! EMBRACE THE CHICKEN is part of the Orca Currents collection: “short, high-interest novels with contemporary themes written specifically for middle-school students reading below grade level. Reading levels from grade 2.0 to 5.0. Interest level ages 10-14.” A thoroughly enjoyable . . .
Nikki Barthelmess is a journalist and author of young adult books. She entered foster care in Nevada at twelve and spent the next six years living in six different towns. During this time, Nikki found solace in books, her journal, and teachers who encouraged her as a writer. The Quiet You Carry is . . .
For more info about Erin Bow’s Prisoner Of Peace series, see this Simon & Schuster page. More info: Donalyn Miller’s #BookADay Challenge – My #BookADay Archives (also see my visual #BookADay archive on Padlet, Flickr and Pinterest).
Click on the above image for a bigger version. If you’re looking for a gift for a budding young scientist or engineer, I highly recommend Jarrett Lerner’s debut middle grade, ENGINERDS (Aladdine/Simon & Schuster, 2017). The first in a series, ENGINERDS is a such fun read. With short chapters and lots of . . .
Click on the image above to see a bigger version of my#BookADay collage review of Kari Maaren’s WEAVE A CIRCLE ROUND. For more info about Kari and her books, visit KariMaaren.com. Also see Kari’s wonderful advice for young writers in an interview on Inkygirl.com earlier this year and listen to some of her music in . . .
Catching up with some of my favourite #BookAday reads over the past few months, starting with HEARTS UNBROKEN by Cynthia Leitich Smith (Candlewick, Oct. 2018). Side note: if you’re not already, you need to follow Cynthia’s wonderful blog, Cynsations. You can find out more about HEARTS UNBROKEN here. More info: Donalyn Miller’s #BookADay Challenge – My . . .
I met Kari Maaren through a filk music convention, and fell in love with her song Being Watson (which almost always makes teary-eyed). She also is cartoonist with a webcomic, West of Bathurst, and an active one, It Never Rains. After being a fan of her other work, I was VERY excited to find out she . . .
Jarrett Lerner writes books about farting robots, belching knights, and other serious matters. You can find him online at jarrettlerner.com and on Twitter at @Jarrett_Lerner. You can also often find him at the mgbookvillage.org, which he cofounded and helps run. He lives with his wife, his daughter, and a cat in Medford, Massachusetts. I first . . .
I recently finished EVERYTHING BEAUTIFUL IS NOT RUINED by Danielle Younge-Ullman and adored it. I’m not surprised it’s garnered so many rave reviews as well as being a finalist for the Governor General’s Literary Award. I’ve always been a fan of survival-type stories, and Danielle’s YA novel combines this with beautiful writing as well as . . .