Good books are a balm to a troubled soul. I’ve been reading a lot lately. Today’s book review is of a middle-grade fiction novel called Wonderland by Barbara O’Connor. (There’s an interview with her, too!) Ms. O’Connor has a long … Continue reading →
Secondhand Dogs Book Review Hello friends. I hope you enjoyed your weekend and had some sunshine in your neighborhood to celebrate any mothers in your life. Today I have a book review and an interview with the author. It’s always … Continue reading →
Hello and welcome to Telling Stories. Today, in addition to a middle grade book review, I’m excited to share with you an interview with the author, Rachel Selle. Rachel is from New Hampshire, by way of Alaska, and currently lives … Continue reading →
A Wizard’s Guide to Defensive Baking by T. Kingfisher, is a bit of upper middle grade magical realism for 11-14-year-olds. The story starts with a dead body in the bakery. Not just dead, but murdered. The bakery is in a … Continue reading →
I hope you enjoyed my review of Cramm This Book: So You Know WTF Is Going On In the World Today , but now, it’s back to middle grade fiction. Granted by John David Anderson, published by Walden Pond Press … Continue reading →
There’s a book that just came on the market, and its title says it all: Cramm This Book: So You Know WTF Is Going On In the World Today by Olivia Seltzer and published by Philomel Books. Seltzer, now 18, … Continue reading →
I mentioned Robert Louis Stevenson in my post Imagination & Creation. He is best known for books like Treasure Island and Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. But also for A Child’s Garden of Verses. First published in 1885, it contains … Continue reading →
