What of you could inherit the ability to time travel? Finn’s mother is gone again. He’s not surprised. She hasn’t been herself since his twin sister died. When his grandmother tells him a secret: the women in their family can time travel, he wonders if his mother isn’t so much …
Sometimes even magic needs a helping hand. Times are tough in the town of Cliffs Donnelly. Factories are closing and people are losing hope. When Earnest happens to over hear someone making a wish near the old well said to grant wishes he gets the idea to give away one …
Make your writing the best it can be by working backwards! Forget first lines and elevator pitches. Do you have an ending that works? Does it mirror your beginning? Can you trace your plot backwards? Does your main character undergo a transformation? Remember plot is the series of events a …
Review by Sherry Ellis When ten-year-old Marin moves from Illinois to Pennsylvania, she’s sad. Friends are left behind, damaged friendships remain broken, and there is uncertainty with what the future holds. As she explores her new home, she discovers a house behind hers. A house that seems to be the …
We are proud to bring you a visiting author guest post by best-seller Liesl Shurtliff. We have enjoyed her take on classic fairy tales (RUMP: The True Story of Rumpelstiltskin being my personal favorite), as well as her TIME CASTAWAYS series. During this visit, Liesl shares her thoughts on finding inspiration in writing what …
TIME CASTAWAYS: THE OBSIDIAN COMPASS (Time Castaways #2) About the Book Mateo, Ruby, and Corey Hudson have lost their friend Jia to the villainous Captain Vincent’s clutches, and now they’re determined to bring her back to safety. But the Hudson kids don’t have a way to time-travel without the Obsidian …
Just in time for the Halloween season comes a ghostly new novel from J.A. White called Shadow School #1: Archimancy. It’s a wonderfully spooky book for middle grade readers that won’t get them checking under their beds at night. Cordelia started a new school in an old house where no one …
Faced with the impossible choice of saving the last dragon in Kievan Rus or her family from an anti-Semitic magistrate, 11-year-old Anya chooses to be brave and stand up against the misconceptions of an entire village to do what is right. Pasternack does an amazing job building a rich world …
JUMP ABOARD THE BLOG TOUR Congratulations to Sarah Jean Horwitz on the October release of this soon to be classic. Twelve-year-old Clementine Morcerous always thought she’d become a Dark Overlord like her father. Strong. Ruthless. Evil. She’s studied the spells and read the books. She’s ready. But fate has other …
Congratulations to Varsha Bajaj on the launch of her new book, Count Me In (Nancy Paulsen Book) which tackles topics like bullying, racism and prejudice. Karina is Indian American and has lived in America her entire life, yet she still gets targeted with prejudice comments from the school bully. Her …
