I’m excited to share that Inside Hudson Pickle is on the short list for the 2019 17th Annual Chocolate Lily Award in the Novel Category (grade 4-7)! BC schools and libraries interested in particpating in this reader’s choice award should check out the How to Participate page and join in the voting. Last week was a good […]
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See You in the Cosmos
Title: See You in the Cosmos Author: Jack Cheng Publisher: Dial Books Reviewer: Yolanda Ridge ISBN: 9780399186370 Astronomy-obsessed Alex is making recordings on his golden iPod with the plan of rocketing it into space like his hero Carl Sagan did with the golden record. He travels to the Southwest High-Altitude Rocket Festival – alone (apart from his […]
Runner
Title: Runner: Harry Jerome, World’s Fastest Man Author: Norma Charles Publisher: Red Deer Press Reviewer: Yolanda Ridge ISBN: 9780889955530 When I was younger, I always wanted to know more about the person my school was named after (which required a lot of research since I went to a lot of schools). How did someone get a building […]
Elephant Mountain Literary Festival
My final event in a whirlwind of springtime author visits (the snow is almost gone now, BTW) was at the Nelson Public Library this past Friday. The event was hosted by the Elephant Mountain Literary Festival and it’s the first year they’ve included youth programming. I’m very grateful to Antonia Baynard for the invitation and the […]
Spring has Sprung!
Piles of snow still surround my mountain home but I know it’s spring because my schedule is suddenly packed with author visits. My favourite time of year! Tuesday night I participated in a panel for the last event of the Rossland Library‘s AUTHOR SERIES. It was so fun to talk writing and publishing with five […]