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Building Character with Tobias Rogan from Fresh Meat

Welcome to my blog feature, Building Character in which you get to meet a character from a book. Talking to a character outside of their book is fun! Huge. Amounts. Of fun. 
This week Strands of Thought is host to Tobias Rogan from Fresh Meat. Welcome to Strands of Thought, Tobias. Tell us a little about yourself and what your life is like.
Hi. I’m Tobias Rogan, fifteen years old. I lived in Hampton, New Hampshire with my parents and my two little sisters until I got a crush on this guy,...

Building Character with Frank from Beware of the White

Welcome to my blog feature, Building Character in which you get to meet a character from a book. Talking to a character outside of their book is fun! Huge. Amounts. Of fun. 
This week Strands of Thought is host to Frank from Beware of the White. Welcome to Strands of Thought, Frank. Tell us a little about yourself and what your life is like.
Hello. My name is Frank. I’m eighteen years old. I graduated from high school last June. I was working for my dad until I got assigned to protect Ter...

Building Character with Madison Lawton from Ghost of Pine Mountain

Welcome to my blog feature, Building Character in which you get to meet a character from a book. Talking to a character outside of their book is fun! Huge. Amounts. Of fun. 
This week Strands of Thought is host to Madison Lawton from Ghost of Pine Mountain: The Adventures of Max and Maddie. Madison, it’s so good of you to join us on Strands of Thought. Tell us a little about yourself and what your life is like.
Hi! I'm Madison Kathleen Lawton. My friends call me Maddie (Max calls me Madds...

Three Times A Charm with Laura Hesse

Welcome to Three Times A Charm. I love meeting new authors, illustrators, bloggers, agents, editors or promoters from the children’s publishing industry and sharing their careers with my readers.
Today’s guest is author, Laura Hesse. Welcome to Strands of Thought, Laura. Tell us a little about you, please.
For ten years, I worked as a Timber Cruiser and Firefighter in northern Alberta and Ontario; in fact, I was one of the first of two women to be hired to serve on a Helitack crew by the Alber...

The Prize Packages

In celebration of the launch of my new book BEWARE OF THE WHITE, three lucky winners will be chosen to win one of these book related prize packages:

A book bag, a locker magnet, a signed bookmark and a Molly (made by me!)
A book bag, a water bottle, a signed bookmark and a Molly (made by me!) A book bag, a water bottle a signed bookmark and a framed drawing of a Trepidus (drawn by my daughter)Prizes not meant for young children. US addresses only. For a complete tour schedule, click HERE


a Raffle...

Building Character with Kelor from Trail of Bones

Welcome to my blog feature, Building Character in which you get to meet a character from a book. Talking to a character outside of their book is fun! Huge. Amounts. Of fun. 

This week Strands of Thought is host to Kelor from Trail of Bones. Kelor is here as part of the I'm A Reader Not A Writer book tour. Welcome to Strands of Thought, Kelor. Tell us a little about yourself and what your life is like.
I am Kelor, a giant panther born to a life in a cage by a cruel master. They torture me...

Readers Want To Know Nick Green Author of The Storm Bottle

Thank you for joining us on Readers Want To Know! Please introduce yourself and your book.
Hi! My name’s Nick Green, and my latest book is The Storm Bottle. It’s an adventure set in Bermuda and its surrounding ocean, and the cast of characters includes both humans and dolphins, and possibly a whale or two. I usually say it’s for readers aged 9 and older – though most of its readers have been a lot older. That’s the thing about ebooks I guess.
My other books make up The Cat Kin trilogy, pub...

Launch of Beware of the White by Kai Strand!

Five words about BEWARE OF THE WHITE: Adventurous, Smart, Nail-biting, Funny, Cool!

THE BOOK -

As is tradition, Terra learns on the Saturday past her twelfth birthday that she is a Natures Spirit. It is her legacy to serve in the peaceful underground city of Concord. Learning she is named in a prophecy and being threatened by the leader of the death tribe…that part breaks tradition.
The Trepidus are the death janitors of the Underworld, responsible for delivering fatalities with a smile and cle...

Three Times A Charm with Rosemary Gemmell

Welcome to Three Times A Charm. I love meeting new authors, illustrators, bloggers, agents, editors or promoters from the children’s publishing industry and sharing their careers with my readers.
Today’s guest is author, Rosemary Gemmell. Welcome to Strands of Thought, Rosemary. Tell us a little about you, please.
Many thanks for having me on your blog, Kai.
After working part-time and studying for a BA and MA in literature and history while the children were growing up, I’ve now been a freelanc...

Spotlight on This I Promise You by Tressa Messenger

Inspired by real life, emotional events:

This I Promise You by Tressa Messenger

You only get one first of anything, and no matter the time, or space, or age, you never forget your firsts.
When thirteen year old Nicky Moore’s parents decide to buy a small summer beach cottage at Atlantic Beach, North Carolina, she thought her life would end. It didn’t matter the beauty of the area - land and water as far as the eye could see - she was bound and determined to make her family’s summer vacation as d...