This past December, my world blew up for a second time. Only a few short months before, almost half the…
Year: 2011
There’s lots of exciting things going on in the middle-reader, YA worlds. Below are some links to some of what’s…
The King’s English wants to know, “What Leaves You Breathless?” In February, authors Ally Condie (“Matched”), Andrea Cremer (“Nightshade”), Kirsten…
Today, I got a library card. For many people, it may not seem like a big thing, but for me,…
March 3 was World Book Day, and in conjunction, the United Kingdom’s Guardian has launched a new children’s book site.…
For some children, reading feels more like a chore than an adventure, but some four-legged friends are helping to change…
Happy Birthday, Dr. Suess! It’s also the National Education Association’s Read Across America Day. Random House put together a Read…
Generations of women have proved invaluable to society and this month, you can celebrate them. According to the Library of…
It took a while, but Utah-based author Brandon Mull and his Fablehaven series have finally hit their stride. Like J.K. Rowling’s “Harry Potter” books, the characters in “Fablehaven: Grip of the Shadow Plague” have evolved, the action has picked up and the story is more exciting.
All the whining “why me” drama in J.K. Rowling’s “Order of the Phoenix” left fans wondering if the series was going to turn into Harry Potter 90210. But readers need not be worried. Rowling has brought new life to her popular series with “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.”