I had so much fun talking to the fourth graders at Rossland Summit School about the Magic of Three. Even though I totally believe in the Magic of Three, I’m totally inspired by the Creativity of Four (or the kids in grade four, anyway). Thanks for hosting me and good luck with your writing! […]
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2019 – here I come!
I haven’t posted on my website for a while because to be honest, 2018 was a difficult year for me. During the past few months, I just haven’t been up to projecting the image of a content and productive writer. Because I didn’t feel like one. Without going into detail, the main thing that sent […]
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. […]