
Giveaway and Review: Relative Strangers by Paula Garner
Paula Garner’s YA novel Relative Strangers starts out well and quickly becomes a page-turner. It’s not a romance and benefits from that.

Amy Andelson and Emily Meyer fulfill teenage dream with Layover
After 10 years of working together on movies and TV shows, Amy Andelson and Emily Meyer paired up to write Layover, their first YA novel.

Giveaway and Review: Relative Strangers by Paula Garner
Paula Garner’s YA novel Relative Strangers starts out well and quickly becomes a page-turner. It’s not a romance and benefits from that.

Interview: Derek Landy’s entire Skulduggery Pleasant series coming to U.S.
Derek Landy says his middle-grade Skulduggery Pleasant books are, “Funny.” and “Full of action.” On May 1, the series is relaunching in the U.S.

Obert Skye’s quirky Wizard for Hire is magical MG novel
Obert Skye’s Wizard for Hire is the first book in a series, but it definitely stands alone. While the ending leaves room for expansion, it also provides a satisfying conclusion.

Carol Lynch Williams’ Never That Far is profoundly moving
Never That Far is set in rural Florida, and the dialogue is a bit hard at first. However, it doesn’t take long before Carol Lynch Williams’ warm prose envelopes you.

Interview: Derek Landy’s entire Skulduggery Pleasant series coming to U.S.
Derek Landy says his middle-grade Skulduggery Pleasant books are, “Funny.” and “Full of action.” On May 1, the series is relaunching in the U.S.

Interview: Derek Landy’s entire Skulduggery Pleasant series coming to U.S.
Derek Landy says his middle-grade Skulduggery Pleasant books are, “Funny.” and “Full of action.” On May 1, the series is relaunching in the U.S.

Ami Shin’s intricate Mice in the City books make great gifts
Ami Shin’s Mice in the City series is like a mashup between the Babar and Where’s Waldo? books. This time around, though, it’s mice that are the stars.

Ami Shin’s intricate Mice in the City books make great gifts
Ami Shin’s Mice in the City series is like a mashup between the Babar and Where’s Waldo? books. This time around, though, it’s mice that are the stars.

Botley the Coding Robot offers fun introduction to programming
Botley the Coding Robot is a simple robot that teaches programming basics through play rather than screen time, and at $60, it’s a great value.

Kids are ‘paparazzi’ stars in Tara Luebbe & Becky Cattie’s I Am Famous
The idea for Tara Luebbe and Becky Cattie’s I Am Famous stemmed from Weir Al’s song TMZ, a parody of Taylor Swift’s You Belong to Me.