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February 16, 2020
Middle Grade Book Love: American as Paneer Pie
I was lucky enough to get to read an ARC of Supriya Kelkar’s upcoming Middle Grade novel, AMERICAN AS PANEER PIE, this week.
You may remember Supriya and her Middle Grade debut AHIMSA.
Well, she’s back. This time with a contemporary novel set in the Midwest that’s sure to become a middle grade favorite.
An Indian American girl navigates prejudice in her small town and learns the power of her own voice in this brilliant gem of a middle grade novel full of humor and heart, perfect for fans of...
February 3, 2020
February New Releases at Mixed-Up Files
I’m over at From the Mixed-Up Files of Middle Grade Authors today sharing some books that are coming out this month.
February New ReleasesFebruary is looking promising you all! This month’s New Releases list is filled with everything your Middle Grade reader is looking for – from mysteries, friendship stories, sports, and, yes, dogs!! I think we’re all going to be glad that this year is a Leap Year. Now, we have an extra day to read these beauties.
January 28, 2020
My Year in Books 2019
January 9, 2020
Happy New Year and Happy New Writing Tools!
Happy New Year, everyone! I got a little ahead of the new year by starting my resolution process early. I used December to sort out my goals, implement some new strategies, and try out some new writing tools.
So far so good.
Somehow, not having the New Year New You pressure made trying new things and discarding those that didn’t work so much easier. And it made the entrance into 2020 a little less desperate, a little less all or nothing.
I like that.
I shared a little of my experience and...December 15, 2019
Author Spotlight: Jennifer Swanson Talks About Spies, Lies, and Disguise
Today I’m shining the Author Spotlight on fellow Mixed-Up Files member Jennifer Swanson and her middle grade book SPIES, LIES, AND DISGUISE: THE DARING TRICKS AND DEEDS THAT WON WWII.
Title: Spies, Lies, and Disguise: The Daring Tricks and Deeds that Won WWII
Genre: Middle-grade nonfiction history
Age Range: 9- 11 years and up
Launch Date: Out Now!
Please tell us a little bit about your book.
In the late 1930s, times were desperate. The world found itself at war again, less than twenty...
November 18, 2019
Catching Up
It’s been pretty quiet here on the blog the last couple of months. The good news is all is well. My husband and I spent a good chunk of October in Italy, roaming around Rome and Florence, taking in amazing artwork, eating so much pasta, and discovering the joy of gelato. We had an incredible time – some of which you can see over on my Instagram.
But I haven’t been completely silent. I wrote a couple of blog posts over at the From The Mixed-Up Files site that you can check out below:
Books About Museums November...September 30, 2019
Nellie Bly
I don’t remember the first time I heard of Nellie Bly. I may have been around the same age as my character Kit in The Tragically True Adventures of Kit Donovan, or I may have been a couple of years younger.
I’m pretty sure I discovered her in the biography section of my school library, a place a spent an inordinate amount of time reading books about a wide range of women – all of whom seemed like women who did things I might want to do when I grew up or had characteristics I wanted to grow in...
September 8, 2019
Middle Grade Books About Friendship
I was over at the From the Mixed-Up Files of Middle-Grade Novels blog last month talking about friendship. In the post, I featured some of my favorite middle grade books about friendship.
Head over to the blog to check out the post and maybe grab one of these middle grade books about friendship to take back to school with you and share with a new friend.
August 25, 2019
Changing Seasons
I was hiking with my husband the other evening, taking pictures of the sunset and listening to the coyotes call to one another across the sagebrush, when I notice the change in light, the shift in the particular shade of blue that defines the summer sky in this part of the country. It’s turned darker, deeper. A color that signifies the change in seasons here on the high desert. A color that, to my eye, means means the beginning of the the end of summer.
The next morning I woke to Eric Nixon’s...
August 16, 2019
Friendship
My beautiful friend Laura is in the process of leaving this life. The news is both not completely unexpected, and, still, surprisingly sudden. Laura’s been my writing buddy, my cheerleader, and my regular Wednesday coffee date for years now, and I’m going to miss her wit, her energy, her smile, and her writing more than I can pretend to know.
We took this picture last summer as part of a project she was doing. She photographed a day in her life – a day that consisted of breakfast and writin...
