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The Dream Keeper, by Mikey Brooks

8DecemberSuzanne8 CommentsMarvelous Middle Grades, The Bookshelf

I began The Dream Keeper just over a year ago, when I was running a middle school writing club and we had Mikey Brooks as one of our skyping authors. Â I enjoyed many aspects of the story, then, but was also pushed out by a couple things, and allowed it to be setÂ aside as other

Happy Bday to Obsidian Threads!

5DecemberSuzanneNewsy Bits About Writing and Writers, Writing

Today, as a Friday special, we have a guest post by Charlie Pulsipher, who has just released book 2 in his Lost Shards series, Obsidian Threads. After that teaser of a cover, here’s the blurb for the book:Â Â Rho has awakened. Its acolytes will tear worlds apart to release their deity from its prison. Any hope

First Light, by Rebecca Stead

1DecemberSuzanne5 CommentsMarvelous Middle Grades, The Bookshelf

Happy December First! Â I hope you all had a great Thanksgiving, assuming you’re of the turkey day persuasion. Â I blogged about why I was grateful–yes, grateful–to be selling a house and going a bit nuts doing so on that illustrious day. Â You can find it here, in case you need a laugh. Now, on to

Live From the Red Planet–interview with Children of Mars creator, Steve Stewart

24NovemberSuzanne4 CommentsMarvelous Middle Grades, Newsy Bits About Writing and Writers, The Bookshelf

Well…okay, maybe by ‘live’ I mean that we’re all alive, and by ‘from the red planet’ I mean that our thoughts are circling round the red planet. Â But, it makes for a catchy headline, don’t you think? Â And also makes you wonder if any of us will live to see a broadcast from Mars. Â Wouldn’t

A Smorgasbord of Graphic Novels!

17NovemberSuzanne7 CommentsUncategorized

Isn’t that an awesome word? Â And so much more interesting than boring old ‘buffet.’ Â Plus, there’s something about it that feels like it belongs in a graphic novel or comic! First on today’s smorgasbord is a variety pack of stories, in itself. Â Called ‘Explorer: the hidden doors, and edited by Kazu Kibuishi, it’s a collection

Warriors Manga in the spotlight!

10NovemberSuzanne7 CommentsMarvelous Middle Grades, The Bookshelf

If you’re a fan of the Warriors series, or know a fan, you’re an obvious candidate for the manga books in the same series. Â But, like me, you may have assumed that these slim little books are just a graphic novel trimmed down version of the regular books. Not so! Today’s spotlight is on manga

Bone, by Jeff Smith

3NovemberSuzanne7 CommentsMarvelous Middle Grades, Newsy Bits About Writing and Writers, The Bookshelf, Uncategorized

I’m dedicating my month of November (and perhaps even some of December) to graphic novels, comics, and manga…specifically those you can put in the hands of your nearest Avenger and super hero crazed middle schooler! Â These are books which I feel tend to get under-utilized, and sometimes even entirely overlooked. Â My super secret evil plan

Happy Halloween!

31OctoberSuzanne4 CommentsHome in the Rookery, Writing

Next time I decide to grow a garden, I’m making one like this– because every trick or treater deserves to be met by a full-sized composted body, don’t you think? It would have scared the cowgirl hat off of me! Â Though I also suspect I wouldn’t have been able to resist sneaking closeer to see

The Witch of Blackbird Pond, by Elizabeth George Speare

27OctoberSuzanne12 CommentsMarvelous Middle Grades, The Bookshelf

Definitely a classic, rather than a new release, but a timeless one at that! Â The Witch of Blackbird Pond to my mind encapsulated the very best in historical fiction, because it does three things: Educates as to the culture, mindset, and significant historic struggles of the time period in which it’s set. Touches on broader

On Being a Witch Dressed up as a Muggle, and a novel excerpt

24OctoberSuzanne4 CommentsHome in the Rookery, NinChicks, Writing

I’m woefully out of practice writing Friday posts, and moreover just sneezed all over my screen (TMI? hehe) so this will be short and sweet. Â First, a hopefully helpful insight from the costume I threw together for a party a week ago– –that’s me, as a witch dressed up as a muggle. Â It’s funniest if

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