Because you told me to…continued –

by | Mar 5, 2008 | Uncategorized

Because I think of all this reading as not simply fun, but learning about what I want to write too, I tend to look for YAs mostly in my genre. I choose books with appealing covers, by publishers I like, by authors I’ve read before, fairly recent publication...

Because you told me to…

by | Mar 4, 2008 | Daily Writings

As you probably know if you stop by here regularly, I read a lot. More when I’m taking a break from writing, but generally I devour around 150+ MG & YA books a year (plus a few nonfiction and adult titles). That’s an average of 2.88 books per week....

A Crooked Kind of Perfect by Linda Urban (MG)

by | Mar 3, 2008 | Need to Read

Lisa Greenwald on The Longstockings blog, mentioned this book the other day. Read it in one sitting. Found it charming, funny, and chock full of really well drawn characters and just lovely. Add it to your list! I know, I know, I’m giving you so much to read. I...

Repossessed by A. M. Jenkins

by | Mar 2, 2008 | Need to Read

The agent, Janet Reid, recommended this book on her blog a few weeks ago and I read it last night and this morning. It is so great! Very funny, a unique hook, and thought provoking. It also would be great for those reluctant readers or boys who think there’s...

A Tree Grows In Brooklyn by Betty Smith

by | Mar 2, 2008 | Need to Read

This is one of those books that you’ve always heard of but maybe never got around to reading. At least that was true for me. The other day, my librarian friend (who I hope is way too busy to read this or I’ll be caught) was talking about A Tree Grows in...