Hello Friend, Here’s another book review for you. This book simultaneously cracks me up…and makes me worry. The Ogress and the Orphans by acclaimed children’s novelist Kelly Barnhill parallels some of our country’s recent events. Publisher’s Weekly calls the book “…an ambitious fantastical sociopolitical allegory.” But kids aged 9-12 will just call it a really…
Hello, friend, A few weeks ago I wrote about why reading middle-grade and children’s fiction is good for adults. If books help shape children—and I think they do—then can they not also shape adults? Surely we’re not beyond help. I guess that’s debatable, and I suppose a lot hinges on how open a person’s mind…
Have you have ever entered a race and placed first? Second? Third? Did you make it over the finish line? If you did, I hope you had a squad of cheerleaders, family, friends, acquaintances, cheering for you. Once upon a time, when I was a kid, I would watch the Olympics with my parents. I…
Hello and welcome to another author interview, and another chance to peek behind the curtain to see how authors work their magic. Today, I have an interview with New York Times bestselling author Lauren Kate, author of middle-grade novel One True Wish, which I reviewed here: https://gaillfontana.com/one-true-wish-by-lauren-kate/. One True Wish is the story of three…
