Title: Inkling Author: Kenneth Oppel Illustrator: Sydney Smith Publisher: HarperCollins Reviewer: Yolanda Ridge ISBN: 9781443450287 I’ve seen this middle grade novel on a lot of book lists (Quill & Quire Best Book, CYBILS Awards, CBC Best Book of the Year, New York Times Notable…) but the premise of an ink blot coming to life didn’t really appeal to me. Then […]
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No Fixed Address
Title: No Fixed Address Author: Susin Nielsen Publisher: Tundra Books Reviewer: Yolanda Ridge ISBN: 978-0735262751 This is the second book by Susan Nielsen that I’ve reviewed on this site. I usually like to share the love but her latest title is too good to be overlooked. Unlike We Are All Made Of Molecules, this book does not cross […]
The Dollar Kids
Title: The Dollar Kids Author: Jennifer Richard Jacobson Publisher: Candlewick Press Reviewer: Yolanda Ridge ISBN: 9780763694746 Full disclosure: I’m a huge fan of Jennifer Richard Jacobson both as a writer and a person. She was my mentor at the Highlights Whole Novel Workshop and I have so much respect for her knowledge and talent. I have […]
Missing Mike
Title: Missing Mike Author: Shari Green Publisher: Pajama Press Reviewer: Yolanda Ridge ISBN: 9781772780451 Having just spent the summer breathing in the smoke blanketing the entire province of BC, with fires burning close enough to my home that I packed up photos and essentials in preparation for evacuation, this story really resonated. Once I started, […]
Wolf Hollow
Title: Wolf Hollow Author: Lauren Wolk Publisher: Dutton Children’s Books Reviewer: Yolanda Ridge ISBN: 9781101994825 I recently attended the SCBWI webinar “The Craft of Writing Historical Fiction” and received feedback from Kelsey Murphy, associate editor for Balzer and Bray, on the first ten pages of the only historic middle grade novel I’ve ever attempted to write, Twisted Fate. […]