Check out my guest post for Sci/Why about Science in Middle Grade Fiction. When I first joined this group of Canadian science writers I thought my next children’s book would be a nonfiction title about space. That didn’t happen. What did happen was me realizing I could combine my love of science and fiction instead. […]
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Speed of Life
Speed of Life Author: Carole Weston Publisher: Sourcebooks Jabberwocky Reviewer: Yolanda Ridge ISBN: 9781492654490 This is another title for the middle grade grows up category. The main character, Sofia, is fourteen-years-old – right on the line between middle grade and young adult. It was shelved in the middle grade section of my local library but has some […]
Goodreads Giveaway!
My publisher, Kids Can Press, is doing an amazing job of getting Inside Hudson Pickle into the hands of reviewers! It is available as an ebook through NetGalley. On goodreads, they are giving away twenty-five hardcover copies of the book. Enter to win by July 1st. Good luck and happy reviewing!!
Real Friends
Real Friends Author: Shannon Hale Illustrator: LeUyen Pham Publisher: First Second Reviewer: Yolanda Ridge ISBN: 1626727856 I don’t often review graphic novels but that doesn’t mean I don’t love them! I’m a big fan of letting children read everything and anything and I think graphic novels add to the diversity of choices in a truly great way. […]
It’s a real book!
My first copy of Inside Hudson Pickle! Photographed with my first (very unbiased) reader! So excited to get this title out of my computer and onto the shelves!