Gail Carson Levine's Blog, page 38

Mind swap

Congratulations to all you NaNoWriMo writers! Whether you made your word count or not, you worked hard, and I'm guessing you have lots of new material to fuel your writing for the year. Kudos to you!

If you're going to be in the vicinity of Tarrytown, New York, this Saturday, I'm signing. Check out the details on my website. If you come, I'll just be signing, not reading or speaking, but I expect to have plenty of time to chat. If you come, please let me know you read about the event on the bl...

To Delve or Not To Delve

On July 26, 2011, Emma wrote, ...I'm wondering how much, um, delving is necessary? That may not be the right word, but (this is the only example I can think of right this second) on Food Network Star, the judges are always telling the Food Network wannabees to show the viewers more personality and more of their background. They say they can't get enough of it when they learn more about each hopeful and, well, do you think our readers are the same way about our characters? Or would they be...

Cheering Up

Before I start the post, I want to let you know that a poem of mine for adults (pretty sad, about the death of my mother) is in a collection of short poems called Bigger Than They Appear, which just came out. This isn't a book for kids. So far I've read only a few of the poems, so I can't vouch for language or subject matter for young readers. But if you're in high school and above and interested, here's the link to the publisher's site where you can get a copy: http...

On tiptoe

On July 20, 2011, Jenna Royal wrote, quoting, but I no longer know where the quote came from: "Are there parts that might offend someone? Did you tiptoe around those aspects of the story even without realizing it?"
    How do you handle this situation? It's something I worry about often enough. The story might need the element, but is it worth the risk of offending someone?
And along similar lines, welliewalks wrote, My question has something to do with Jenna R's. Most of my characters...

Dave at Night by Gail Carson Levine

Dave at Night
Written by Gail Carson Levine
Read by Joshua HarrisUnabridged Compact Disc | Listening Library (Audio) | Juvenile Fiction - Family; Juvenile Fiction - Social Situations - Friendship | $30.00 | 978-0-307-91655-6 (0-307-91655-3)

Fairies and the Quest for Never Land by Gail Carson Levine

Fairies and the Quest for Never Land
Written by Gail Carson LevineUnabridged Compact Disc | Listening Library (Audio) | Juvenile Fiction | $25.00 | 978-0-307-71155-7 (0-307-71155-2)

The Wish by Gail Carson Levine

The Wish
Written by Gail Carson Levine
Read by Ariadne MeyersUnabridged Audiobook Download | Listening Library (Audio) | Juvenile Fiction | $10.00 | 978-0-307-73798-4 (0-307-73798-5)

Be careful what you wish for . . .

Wilma Sturtz is invisible and miserable at school. So when an old lady on the subway offers her a wish, Wilma immediately asks for popularity–in fact, she asks to be the most popular kid at school.

Suddenly, Wilma has more friends than she can keep track of, forty dates to the...

Dave at Night by Gail Carson Levine

Dave at Night
Written by Gail Carson Levine
Read by Jason HarrisUnabridged Audiobook Download | Listening Library (Audio) | Juvenile Fiction | $15.00 | 978-0-307-73797-7 (0-307-73797-7)

It was the last place anyone should have called Home, the last place for kids to live —

The year is 1926. Dave's beloved father is dead and his stepmother doesn't want him. Only the HHB will take him in—Hebrew Home for Boys — Hell Hold for Brats. But Dave is tough and a troublemaker. He can take care of...

Fairy Haven and the Quest for the Wand by Gail Carson Levine

Fairy Haven and the Quest for the Wand
Written by Gail Carson Levine
Read by Rosalyn LandorUnabridged Compact Disc | Listening Library (Audio) | Juvenile Fiction | $27.00 | 978-0-7393-5652-4 (0-7393-5652-6)

“Beware a mermaid’s wrath!”

The mermaid Soop has sent a flood to Fairy Haven! Water-talent fairy Rani must bring Soop a wand or the Home Tree and all the Never fairies will be swept away. But wise Mother Dove isn’t sure which is worse, a wand or a flood. Wand wishes, tantalizing wand wishes, ar

Fairy Haven and the Quest for the Wand by Gail Carson Levine

Fairy Haven and the Quest for the Wand
Written by Gail Carson Levine
Read by Rosalyn LandorUnabridged Audiobook Download | Listening Library (Audio) | Juvenile Fiction | $14.00 | 978-0-7393-5653-1 (0-7393-5653-4)

“Beware a mermaid’s wrath!”

The mermaid Soop has sent a flood to Fairy Haven! Water-talent fairy Rani must bring Soop a wand or the Home Tree and all the Never fairies will be swept away. But wise Mother Dove isn’t sure which is worse, a wand or a flood. Wand wishes, tantalizing wand wish