“Safekeeping,” by Karen Hesse, Feiwel and Friends, Sept. 18, 2012, $17.99 (ages 14 and up) Everything changed when the American…
Month: September 2012
A little more than a year ago, Derek Taylor Kent set out on a mission to bring kids a book…
“Stories 1, 2, 3, 4,” by Eugene Ionesco and Etienne Delessert, McSweeney’s McMullens, Sept. 11, 2012, $19.95 (ages 6 and…
Elizabeth George has been writing since she was 7. By the time junior high came around, she was writing novels…
It was in 2009 that Kathleen Ernst received what she calls a momentous phone call. The editorial team at American…
“Minette’s Feast: The Delicious Story of Julia Child and Her Cat,” by Susanna Reich and Amy Bates, Abrams, May 1,…
“Timepiece: An Hourglass Novel,” by Myra McEntire, Egmont, June 12, 2012, Hardcover, $17.99 (young adult) I admit not being a…
Lissa Evans wrote her first story when she was 6. The tale was about a hippo named Fred and it…
“Horten’s Incredible Illusions: Magic, Mystery & Another Very Strange Adventure,” by Lissa Evans, Sterling Children’s Books, Sept. 4, 2012, Hardcover,…
“There’s something wonderful about reading a book when you’re a child. Sometimes, in your memory, it’s almost as if you…