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I got a Moonbeam Children’s Book Award!

I’ve got big Moonbeam news! But first, I apologize for being quiet. You may have been wondering what I am doing. I’ve been working on writing more fiction for kids. I’ve now got a study guide for homeschoolers reading The Long Shadow! And, there are plenty of tales buzzing through my head. I’ve managed to […]

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Max Einstein: The Genius Experiment by James Patterson, a review

Max Einstein: The Genius Experiment is a middle grade book that takes the female scientist character to a whole 'nother level. But does the book grab our hearts?

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Spark by Jill Shope Hackman, a review

Spark by J.M. Hackman tells the Christian fantasy tale of Brenna, a Pennsylvania schoolgirl just turning 16. Brenna discovers to her dismay that flames shoot from her fingertips when she’s angry. After she sets a school display on fire, causing the sprinkler system to douse her and everybody else, she doesn’t know what to think. […]

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An Unexpected Adventure by Kandi J. Wyatt, a review

In this middle-grade story, An Unexpected Adventure by Kandi J. Wyatt, eighth-grader Harley and two friends help a geologist look for geodes on the beach. Instead, they find what seems to be a huge egg. Soon it hatches --into a dragon!

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The Letter for the King by Tonke Dragt, a review

I was delighted to find Tonke Dragt’s novel The Letter for the King. It was originally published in 1962 in the Netherlands. It won many awards and sold a million or so copies, but it made its way into English only after fifty years, in 2013. Now Tonke Dragt’s tale is the basis for a […]

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Thick as Thieves by Susan K. Marlow, a review

Susan K. Marlow’s middle grade novel Thick as Thieves tells a tale of 1880s California, ranching in the San Joaquin Valley. Thirteen-year-old Andi Carter immerses herself in caring for her horses when her mare gives birth to twins. At school one day, a new kid sits next to Andi. Unkempt Macy, belligerent and rude, can’t […]

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Light of Mine by Allen Brokken, a review

Light of Mine by Allen Brokken tells an allegorical tale of three children, ages 6, 9, and 12, set in what seems like 19th century rural America. The idyllic farm life of Ethan, Aiden, and Lauren descends into turmoil when Dad declares that he will leave to fight approaching Darkness.

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Mulan: Before the Sword by Grace Lin, a review

n Mulan: Before the Sword, Grace Lin takes her turn as storyteller of the Chinese folk tale of Mulan, female warrior of old.

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My Novel, The Long Shadow, Is Born!

It's here! The Long Shadow, my debut novel, is born today. I am so thrilled and thankful that so many people, including kids and adults, are reading it and telling me they love the book. Including, for example, Covenant Seminary professor Jerram Barrs: "I loved this book."

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Alone by Megan E. Freeman, a review

In Alone by Megan E Freeman, twelve-year-old Maddie meant to plan a secret sleepover with a smorgasbord of Twinkies, soda and frozen pizza. But her friends cancel and she sleeps by herself at her grandparents' apartment. Then she wakes up to a new world--one with no other people in it.

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