by Rebecca | Apr 30, 2014 | books, interviews, onefour kidlit, setting, treat this post as evidence of procrastination, Uncategorized, what's up wednesday, WIP, WIPspiration
What I’m Reading I just finished up Louise Galveston’s By the Grace of Todd, a hilariously gross and inventive MG. Thanks to it, I will be deep-cleaning my apartment this weekend. Now I’m reading Jennifer Mathieu’s The Truth About Alice, which is an...
by Rebecca | Apr 24, 2014 | Bookanistas, books, characters, onefour kidlit, this is how we read it, Uncategorized
It’s time for another Bookanista recommendation: Maria E. Andreu’s The Secret Side of Empty. Here’s the jacket copy from the publisher: As a straight-A student with a budding romance and loyal best friend, M.T.’s life seems as apple-pie American as her blondish...
by Rebecca | Apr 10, 2014 | ARCs, authors, Bookanistas, books, fiction lessons, onefour kidlit, this is how we read it
It’s time for another Bookanista recommendation: (my friend and fellow Bookanista) Jessica Love’s Push Girl. Here’s the jacket copy from the publisher: An inspiring, real, and fresh young adult novel about how life can change in an instant [cowritten by Jessica...
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 | Oct 30, 2013 | authors, book people, books, easily startled, IRL, onefour kidlit, party time, this is how we read it, Uncategorized, WIPspiration
What’s Up Wednesday is a weekly meme that helps readers and writers touch base with blog friends. If you’d like to join in, you can find the link widget on Jaime’s and Erin’s blog posts. I love this idea because it gives a structured,...
by Rebecca | Sep 2, 2013 | Adventures in Bloggysitting, debutanting, middle grade, onefour kidlit, What I'm Reading Right Now, YA book club
Happy Labor Day! I’m back from a trip to the Midwest and taking the day *off* before more revising starts tomorrow. But in the meantime, I have two posts elsewhere online:A OneFour Kid Lit interview with YA author (and agentmate) Sara Polsky about her debut,...
