Suzanne – Page 5 – Suzanne Warr

If the Magic Fits, by Susan Maupin Schmid, for MMGM plus a GIVEAWAY announced

21MaySuzanne10 CommentsMarvelous Middle Grades, The Bookshelf

After turning in my latest Lily Black book to my publisher, I needed a mental vacation somewhere light and airy and delightful. As it turned out, Susan Maupin Schmid’sÂ middle grade fairy taleÂ If the Magic Fits was just the thing! With the royal wedding this past weekend, it seemed the perfect time for a story featuring

Smile! by Geraldine McCaughrean, for MMGM

7MaySuzanne10 CommentsMarvelous Middle Grades, The Bookshelf

It’s May, and summer is peeking around the corner, with the promise of free hours and long trips in the car. Today’s spotlight is on Smile!, which seemed to fit the nearly-there-why-can’t-summer-start thing we’ve got going on around here. This is a super simple little book that caught my eye, and made me pick it

Three Cinderellas from around the world, for MMGM

23AprilSuzanne10 CommentsMarvelous Middle Grades, The Bookshelf, Writing

This weekend I will be going to my first ever SCBWI novel retreat, complete with a round table peer critique, one-on-one editorial critique, and presentations designed to help us break out and rock the world. I’m so excited! And since my agent has my current manuscript on submission–with some of the very editors in attendance–we

The Girl Who Drank the Moon, by Kelly Barnhill, for MMGM

9AprilSuzanne18 CommentsMarvelous Middle Grades, The Bookshelf

The Girl Who Drank the Moon is a rich, gorgeous story that I’m sure you’ve seen around–especially since it landed a Newbery! I’ve been wanting to read it ever since I first laid eyes on it, so snatched it up in a Bookbub sale a month or two back. Once I got the chance to

Ahimsa, by Supriya Kelkar, for MMGM

19MarchSuzanne10 CommentsMarvelous Middle Grades, The Bookshelf

Today I am delighted to share Ahimsa, by Supriya Kelkar, with you all! A truly moving story about social injustice and Ahimsa–non-violent–protest, this book is set in India in the 1940s, and will wring your heart out. I believe this was one of my library-browse books, but it also feels like someone within the MMGM

A WriteOnCon Wrap-up of Talking Points

5MarchSuzanne8 CommentsNewsy Bits About Writing and Writers, Writing

Writing conferences…an energy rush from new ideas, the opportunity to connect with industry professionals, the chance to workshop and get feedback…they’re wonderful, right? But it can be challenging to get away, and they’re often rather hard on the bank account, too! A few years ago I discovered WriteOnCon– –and have found it to be a

The Sweetest Sound, by Sherri Winston, for MMGM

19FebruarySuzanne8 CommentsMarvelous Middle Grades, The Bookshelf

This lovely contemporary middle grade by the talented Sherri Winston was another one of my ‘browsing the library’ wins, for which I give grateful thanks to my wonderful librarians!Â The Sweetest Sound is the heart-song story of young Cadence, who is so well known for being painfully shy that the whole town calls her Mouse. As

Prisoner of ice and snow, by Ruth Lauren, for MMGM

5FebruarySuzanne16 CommentsMarvelous Middle Grades, The Bookshelf

I felt a bit like a sucker for punishment in picking this book, because our area has already had more snow than usual and set records for how cold it’s been. Of course, that’s cold by standards that wouldn’t even make a Canadian’s radar, but we in the south are feeling ready for spring weather!

Brown Girl Dreaming, by Jacqueline Woodson, for MMGM

22JanuarySuzanne11 CommentsMarvelous Middle Grades, The Bookshelf

Today for my spotlight I have Brown Girl Dreaming, by Jacqueline Woodson. And truly, I hardly even know where to begin. I finished the book some time ago (weeks? months?) but have been having a hard time articulating my thoughts without getting choked up. So, I’ll start by saying this was a beautiful, rich story

Fortunately, the Milk, by Neil Gaiman, for MMGM

8JanuarySuzanne10 CommentsMarvelous Middle Grades, The Bookshelf

Yay for being back! I don’t realize how much I miss these posts until I have a longerish break, and then come back. I love talking middle grade books and hearing all your thoughts on the books you’re reading! My goals this year are pretty simple, and include stuff like: eat more pumpkin pie. This

Suzanne Warr

Narrative designer, game designer, author

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