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 […]
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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. […]
Mine!
Title: Mine! Author: Natalie Hyde Publisher: Scholastic Reviewer: Yolanda Ridge ISBN: 9781443146609 The opening line of Natalie Hyde’s latest title – also a contender for the 2018/19 Red Cedar Book Prize – is sure to grab the attention of young readers: “Moose snot is a real thing, you know.” From there, Chris Dearing (who hates his name) […]
Be Prepared
Title: Be Prepared Author: Vera Brosgol Publisher: First Second Reviewer: Yolanda Ridge ISBN: 978-1626724457 Joining the growing stack of graphic novel memoirs comes this great book by the author of Anya’s Ghost. As with all graphic novels, Be Prepared is a quick read but the story and images stay with you for a long time after […]