C. Kennedy's Blog, page 18
June 10, 2015
June 7, 2015
Welcome Hope Ryan and her debut novel, The Geek and His Artist!
As many of you know, one of the subjects I write about is the tough subject of abuse. Hope takes on this subject with great care and offers young readers that frail, illusive thing called hope—often the only thing a survivor has to hold onto. It is my pleasure to welcome Hope Ryan to my blog and her debut novel, The Geek and His Artist! First and foremost, thank you so much to Cody for giving me space today! I really appreciate it!
When I sat down to write The Geek and His Artist, I...
June 1, 2015
May 31, 2015
Timmy's Review of Love Spell by Mia Kerick
Love Spell is a cute, sweet, and funny love story with serious undertones. The characters are all unique and full of personality. But Before I get into all of that, I would like to take a minute to say how much I love the cover. I think a cover is important to a book. It helps me decide to read a new book when I don’t know the author, and it helps me determine the mood of the book. The cover of Love Spell fits the book so well I fell in love with it before I read it. Simple, cute, and funny,...
May 30, 2015
Music Play List for Love Spell by Mia Kerick! Chance's Top Sixteen!
It is my great pleasure to welcome Mia Kerick back to my blog with her newest book, Love Spell! If you haven't read it, you're missing out! This story is a great read and it is adorable!A Music Play List for Love Spell by Mia Kerick
Hi to all of Cody’s awesome readers! I’m so happy to be on his blog to promote my new release, LOVE SPELL!! Thanks for having me here today, Cody!
Music moves me, just like it moves Cody. You can tell, because we both use lots of songs in our young adult novels...
May 29, 2015
May 27, 2015
May 21, 2015
Str8washing v. Gaywashing in Young Adult and Teen Literature
It’s no secret that Hollywood has a long-standing history of “straightening” depictions of historical figures in film. With the adoption of the Motion Picture Production Code in the U.S. in 1930, it was forbidden to portray “sex perversion” in the movies (film industries in other countries were subjected to similar restrictions). Coincidentally (or not), very few films were made about people known to be gay or bisexual.How well do you think we do, as authors, in young adult and teen literatur...
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