This is the first chapter of the novel I am currently working on. It’s a YA piece about a young girl who sets out along the Appalachain Trail in search of a missing person…and her purpose. All of her friends are headed to college soon, but Raven is staying behind to help run her parents’Continue reading “PO Box 80 (Chapter 1)”
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Far From You: A Book Review
Title: Far From You Author: Tess Sharpe Publisher: Hyperion Copyright: 2014 Sophie lost the trust of those closest to her when she became addicted to oxy. The accident that permanently injured her leg drove her to extreme measures–numbing the pain with the pills that helped her forget it. All of the lies piled up until Sophie isolated herselfContinue reading “Far From You: A Book Review”
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe: A Book Review
Title: Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe Author: Benjamin Alire Saenz Publisher: Simon and Shuster Books for Young Readers Copyright Date: 2012 “High school was just a prologue to the real novel. Everybody got to write you — but when you graduated, you got to write yourself.” This book was so compelling,Continue reading “Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe: A Book Review”
Hot British Boyfriend: A Book Review
Title: Hot British Boyfriend Author: Kristy Boyce Publisher: HarperTeen Copyright Date: 2021 After the most embarrassing event of her life becomes a viral video and the death of her reputation, Ellie Nichols puts an ocean between herself and her school in DC by enrolling in a prestigious study abroad program in ENGLAND. Throwing herself into her studies at EmbertonContinue reading “Hot British Boyfriend: A Book Review”
Long Way Down: A Book Review
Title: Long Way Down Author: Jason Reynolds Publisher: Antheneum Copyright Date: 2017 Will’s brother, Shawn, is dead. The rules of his neighborhood say he must avenge his brother. He grabs a gun and enters the elevator with a plan to murder Shawn’s killer. The sixty seconds that Will rides the elevator help him to see that revengeContinue reading “Long Way Down: A Book Review”
Fearless Writing: Write What You Love
“Now here we are, this attractive idea and me, going somewhere together, and it doesn’t matter at all that I don’t know the destination, because I’m already someplace I want to be.” (Kenower 49) The most successful writers are those who love the stories they write. They don’t write to someone else’s standards or forContinue reading “Fearless Writing: Write What You Love”
Books I Read in 2018
I’ve had so many reading adventures to share with you from 2018. I traveled back to Hogwarts, solved the murder of a teen in detention, witnessed the prejudices against minorities, fought countless types of mental illness, united a broken family, visited postwar Europe to save a child, and restored my faith in the human race.Continue reading “Books I Read in 2018”
Every Day: A Book Review
Title: Every Day Author: David Levithan Publisher: Ember Copyright Date: 2012 For as long as A can remember he’s woken up every morning in a different body. He’s almost always in Maryland, but that’s his only constant. When he opens his eyes in the morning he must examine the body that will be his host until midnight.Continue reading “Every Day: A Book Review”
One Was Lost: A Book Review
Title: One Was Lost Author: Natalie D. Richards Publisher: Sourcebooks Fire Copyright Date: 2016 When Sera pictured her senior field trip she never imagined that she may never make it home. Her school required her to choose a service project and a weekend in the woods away from Lucas seemed like a perfect choice…until he showed up. AContinue reading “One Was Lost: A Book Review”
Lesson From An Aspiring Author: Always Write
This week at my SCBWI meeting in the Central South Ohio Regional Chapter we had an author visit from Jennifer Maschari, author of The Remarkable Journey of Charlie Price. Throughout her presentation, Jen focused a lot on publishing. It was really helpful to hear from someone who has gone through the process before and who isContinue reading “Lesson From An Aspiring Author: Always Write”
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