by Rebecca | Apr 14, 2014 | Adventures in Bloggysitting, audrey and alice, AWESOMENESS, books, gratitude, middle grade, watch out I'm getting all verklempt, White House
It’s spring! New York was gorgeous this weekend, and I got to spend all of it wandering around town with one of my best friends, Jessica, who was visiting from Seattle. We walked, we talked, we ate some very tasty vegan chocolate-chai ice cream. We also watched...
by Rebecca | Mar 20, 2014 | Adventures in Bloggysitting, audrey and alice, blog touring, contests and giveaways, debutanting, guest posts, interviews, middle grade, Uncategorized
The When Audrey Met Alice blog tour is wrapping up. It’s been so great to hop around the Internet with guest posts and interviews! Here’s the second batch of posts, including an ongoing giveaway! Middle Grade March: Guest Post about one of my middle-grade...
by Rebecca | Mar 7, 2014 | audrey and alice, authors, Class of 2K14, debutanting, eventful, heaven aka bookstores, historical fiction, IRL, middle grade, school visits
I had the best time in Wisconsin last week, talking to friends and family, teachers, librarians, booksellers, and readers about WHEN AUDREY MET ALICE. Some highlights of my whirlwind trip: –Meeting the great readers at EAGLE School in Fitchburg. My very first...
by Rebecca | Feb 13, 2014 | authors, Bookanistas, covers, gushing, middle grade, this is how we read it
It’s time for another Bookanista recommendation: Nikki Loftin’s Nightingale’s Nest Here’s the jacket copy from the publisher: A powerful novel about friendship and family that calls to mind Bridge to TerabithiaTwelve-year-old John Fischer Jr., or “Little...
by Rebecca | Jan 9, 2014 | Bookanistas, books, busting up rocks, debutanting, middle grade, onefour kidlit, Uncategorized
It’s time for another Bookanista recommendation: Michelle Schusterman’s delightful new MG series, I Heart Band. Here’s the Book 1 back cover copy from the publisher: Band Geeks unite in this fresh new middle-grade series by debut author (and former band director)...
by Rebecca | Dec 5, 2013 | Bookanistas, books, gushing, middle grade, Uncategorized
It’s time for another Bookanista recommendation: Jane Kelley’s heartwarming and hopeful MG The Desperate Adventures of Zeno & Alya.Here’s the summary from Goodreads: An orphaned African grey parrot who can speak 127 words. A girl so sick, she has...
