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April 30, 2013
A to Z Challenge: Z is for Zachariah from THE TRUE CONFESSIONS OF CHARLOTTE DOYLE
We made it to the end of the A-Z Challenge! Whew. That was quite a wild ride, wasn’t it? Today, I’m thrilled to bring you a character from one of my all-time favorite books. Z is for… Zachariah from The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle by Avi When Charlotte boards the Seahawk, she thinks she’s [...]
April 29, 2013
A to Z Challenge: Y is for YOUR CHOICE!
Greeting, friends and fellow A-Z Challengers. We’ve reached the eleventh hour, and even after a month of brainstorming, I couldn’t find the perfect YA character for the letter Y. I’ve decided, instead, that Y is for… Your choice of literary character, from ANY fictional genre! Which characters make your heart race? Which characters make you [...]
April 27, 2013
A to Z Challenge: X is for Xander from MATCHED
We’ve almost crossed the finish line of the A-Z Challenge…just a few more letters to go! Today, X is for… Xander from the Matched Trilogy by Ally Condie If you haven’t read this breathless series yet, I hope you’ll pick it up today! Set in a crumbling future world where life partners are chosen by [...]
April 26, 2013
A to Z Challenge: W is for Will Stanton from THE DARK IS RISING
Welcome to another installment of the A-Z Challenge. If you’re just joining me, I’ve been highlighting some of my favorite YA/MG characters this month, and today I bring you… Will Stanton from The Dark is Rising by Susan Cooper This book is another long-time favorite of mine. I first read it in fifth grade, and [...]
April 25, 2013
A to Z Challenge: V is for Violet Eden from EMBRACE
Make sure you check out the other amazing A-Z Challenge participants to see what kind of trouble they are getting into this week. Today, I’m spotlighting the letter V with a pretty fabulous character: Violet Eden from Embrace by Jessica Shirvington I had the chance to read this series when I was reviewing for VOYA, [...]
April 24, 2013
Writers on Wednesday: Gaynell Gavin
Gaynell Gavin is the author of Attorney-at-Large and Intersections, both published by Main Street Rag. Her creative nonfiction, fiction, and poetry appear in many journals and anthologies, including North Dakota Quarterly, Prairie Schooner and The Best of the Bellevue Literary Review. She was a 2012 Solstice Nonfiction Prize finalist, a 2011 Zone 3 Press Creative [...]
A to Z Challenge: U is for Uncle Asriel from THE GOLDEN COMPASS
Hey hey hey, we’re almost done with the A-Z Challenge! I hope that you’ve discovered lots of great blogs this month…I know I have! I had the hardest time coming up with a character for the letter “U”, until I realized that I just needed to look for my favorite uncle from literature. I came [...]
April 23, 2013
A to Z Challenge: T is for Tris from DIVERGENT
Hello, fellow A-Z Challenge participants! What a fun month it’s been so far. Today, I’m thrilled to spotlight… Tris from Divergent by Veronica Roth First, let me just say: if you haven’t tumbled into this heart-racing dystopian series yet, I hope you start reading it ASAP! This is one of my favorite books, and I [...]
April 22, 2013
A to Z Challenge: S is for Strider from THE LORD OF THE RINGS
The A-Z Challenge is winding down, but make sure you see what everyone has in store this week! I’ve been spotlighting some of my favorite YA/MG characters, and today I’m delighted to bring you… Strider from The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien Okay, so maybe The Lord of the Rings isn’t technically classified [...]
April 20, 2013
Cover Reveal: Goddess Spells for Busy Girls
I got some really exciting news this weekend… my nonfiction debut, Goddess Spells for Busy Girls (Weiser 2014), is all dressed up and ready to make its first appearance. Without further ado, here she is! SO beautiful…it’s really real now, baby! Add this book to your TBR shelf on Goodreads. Squee! Sending waves of gratitude [...]
