by Rebecca | Jun 3, 2013 | Adventures in Bloggysitting, authors, debutanting, middle grade, MMGM, onefour kidlit, slightly incoherent due to revision brain
A question I get asked a lot is why I write MG. The shortest answer is: I like it. For a slightly longer but still not comprehensive answer, check out the Mad for MG feature at the OneFour Kid Lit blog today, in which all of us ’14-debut MG writers talk about...
by Rebecca | May 6, 2013 | books, historical fiction, middle grade, MMGM, nerdiness, this is how we read it, What I'm Reading Right Now
As a reader, I have a strong pull toward girl heroines–if I were to break down the kid lit I read, probably 92% has a female MC or narrator. Also as a writer, I generally find inspiration in girl POVs. So I’ve been meaning to pick up more books that have...
by Rebecca | Apr 22, 2013 | authors, middle grade, MMGM, Sourcebooks, this is how we read it, What I'm Reading Right Now
I really love time-travel books, and one of the things I’ve enjoyed about reading lots of them is that different authors tend to focus on distinct aspects of time travel. The Time Traveler’s Wife focuses on how it affected relationships; Stephen...
by Rebecca | Apr 1, 2013 | Adventures in Bloggysitting, authors, characters, middle grade, MMGM, nostalgia, onefour kidlit, turtle wexler ftw
First things first: I survived my move, and so did all of my books! Phew. Now if only I could find where I packed my shoes and my chargers in this mess . . . Anyway, I’m excited that today is the inaugural MG Monday post for mad for Middle Grade, a group of...
by Rebecca | Feb 25, 2013 | Adventures in Bloggysitting, middle grade, MMGM, slightly incoherent due to revision brain, this is how we read it, What I'm Reading Right Now
Marvelous Middle-Grade Monday is hosted every Monday by Shannon Messenger. Today I want to talk about Joanne Levy’s great MG, Small Medium at Large. From the publisher (Bloomsbury):After she’s hit by lightning at a wedding, twelve-year-old Lilah Bloom develops a...
by Rebecca | Feb 4, 2013 | Adventures in Bloggysitting, books, middle grade, MMGM, this is how we read it, What I'm Reading Right Now
I’m really excited to join in the Marvelous Middle-Grade Monday fun, hosted every Monday by Shannon Messenger. Today I want to talk about Amber McRee Turner’s fantastic debut, Sway. From the publisher (Disney*Hyperion): For four long months, ten-year-old...
