Historical Fiction Author Interview: Meet Donna McDine
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Donna McDine visits the Family Bookshelf to talk about her award-winning book The Golden Pathway, writing for kids, and book marketing and review. Continue reading
Category Archives: Newly Independent Readers
Readers Rejoice: CYBILS Winners Announced
Happy Valentine’s Day … okay. Now that the formality is out of the way, let’s party … CYBILS style!! This morning over on the Children’s and Young Adult Bloggers Literary Awards (CYBILs) Website, Anne announced the 2011-2012 winners. Two rounds … Continue reading
Fanfare for a New Year
HAPPY NEW YEAR! Welcome 2012!! There is no better way to wake up on January 1 than to know that fellow kidlit bookworms are checking out all of the CYBILS short lists. Really. Is there ANYTHING more exciting than the … Continue reading
Books We Read – September 2011
Yeah! The trips to the school library have resumed! Remember last month when I said that the earthquake became a point of reading interest? Well the 1-2-punch of the earthquake and Hurricane Irene pushed research into another weather phenomena: tornadoes! … Continue reading
Books We Read – August 2011
Another slow month … bigger chapter books, more time off line, and a week kicked off with a misfortunate event, summer swim championships, an earthquake, and the resumption of school. The good news about the earthquake was that it opened … Continue reading