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Middle Grade Authors Love Teachers Giveaway #MGAuthorsLoveTeachers, 2016

Hello! HAPPY VALENTINE’S DAY, TEACHERS AND LIBRARIANS! ❤ ❤ ❤ It’s no secret to those of you who know me that I just adore and respect teachers and librarians who are out...

 Category: author, books, Giveaway, Love of teachers, middle-grade, writing

3,2,1…Launch Party!

. THANK YOU, ALL–my fantastic FANTASTICOS! Yesterday, was my launch party for my book, FISH IN A TREE (Nancy Paulsen Books/Penguin–coming February 5th). Even though it was Super Bowl Sunday, we...

 Category: author, books, Fish in a Tree, Giveaway, Great minds don't think a like, Love of teachers, writing

Collection of Teacher-Related & Bullying Posts – NCTE14

Hello! At NCTE, I’d referred to these two teacher-related posts and a bullying post in a few conversations w/ teachers. I had promised to post them here so they are easy to...

 Category: Ally Nickerson, books, Fish in a Tree, Great minds don't think a like, journey, Love of teachers, NCTE, Teachers/Teaching, writing

Book Train Rolls Out of the Station!

One of the reasons, I loved going to my grandparents’ was their big wooden box in the basement filled with toys and books. There was one thing in particular that I...

 Category: Be Someone's Hero, Book Train, books, Foster care

Interview with WATER BALLOON author, Audrey Vernick

Drop everything you’re doing (well, except for reading this!) and get thee to a bookstore! Today is the official release day of Audrey Vernick’s WATER BALLOON, a young adult novel that...

 Category: author, Book Review, books, inspiring, interview      Tags:

Mentor Monday ~ Conrad Wesselhoeft

Welcome to the second installment of MENTOR MONDAYS!! This week, we’ll hear from YA author, Conrad Wesselhoeft. I had the opportunity to hear a bit of his novel, ADIOS NIRVANA, while...

 Category: books, death, grief, Mentor Monday

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