Ricki Jo is determined to move from a plain old country girl into popular, sophisticated Ericka when she starts 9th grade at her local public high school. She figures there will be lots more opportunities at the larger school than the small, Catholic school she attended through 8th grade. Right away she makes friends with [...]

Claudette has heard the legend of how the baby-toe-eating giant was banished to the far-away mountain by the marquis of her town so he could never terrorize them again. Longing for adventure, she believes the giant should have been killed, and she thinks she’s the one to do it. Together with her brother, an aspiring [...]

Sarah Kay has been a performing poet since she was 14-years-old. At 22, she is now a slam poet who wrote a powerful note of love for an unborn daughter. First performed at TED (Technology, Entertainment, and Design), “B” opens with the lines, “If I should have a daughter, instead of mom, she’s going to [...]

As the prelude to her guest book review for Camilla by Madeleine L’Engle, author Christina Hamlett (authorhamlett.com) says, “Don’t let the title fool you – it’s not about Prince Charles’ wife or Gonzo’s chicken girlfriend.” Read on to see what Christina says about this lesser known L’Engle classic. Title: Camilla Author: Madeline L’Engle Publisher: Farrar, [...]

As Chopsticks opens, Glory Fleming, child prodigy that critics hailed as “the Brecht of the Piano,” has gone missing from the rest home where she was staying and being treated for exhaustion. Only 17 at the time, Glory has already played at top venues in the U.S. and Europe, and she is renowned for her [...]

Read on for my review, then check out the Girl Meets Boy Book Trailer. In Girl Meets Boy: Because There Are Two Sides to Every Story, twelve young adult writers team up to six stories from two different points of view: his and hers. This collection, edited by Kelly Milner Halls, is funny and smart [...]

Here’s a guest book review from author Christina Hamlett. Visit her website for more information about her work, www.authorhamlett.com. Title: Mistress Masham’s Repose Author: T.H. White Publisher: New York Review Children’s Collection (2004) Reviewer: Christina Hamlett What a wonderful trek down memory lane! I owned a copy of this book when I was 10 and [...]

Here’s a guest book review by author Christina Hamlett (AuthorHamlett.com). Title: “Growing Up Jewish in Small Town America: A Memoir” Author: Elaine Fantle Shimberg Published in 2011, Abernathy House Publishing Among the numerous delights in Elaine Fantle Shimberg’s latest release, Growing Up Jewish in Small Town America: A Memoir, are the inclusion of quotes that speak [...]