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The Illustration Process & the Author-Illustrator Relationship
Join Stewart O. Dunn, Author, Self Pub Coach and Teacher, and Karla Delgado, Storyteller and Illustrator, for an online Kid Lit Meet-up as they discuss the illustration process and the author-illustrator relationship using examples from a work-in-progress.
Tween Book Talk - Mythology in MG/YA Books
Middle grade and young adult authors, Kaela Rivera, Bruce Jacobs and Lyndi Allison, take you around the world as they share the mythologies they are reading and writing about in middle grade and young adult literature and tell you about what we are working on now. Rolo May said, “Myth is a way of making sense in a senseless world. Myths are narrative patterns that give significance to our existence.”
International Children's Book Day 2022: Book Picks
It's International Children's Book Day - April 2! The event happens annually on or around Hans Christian Andersen's birthday (Aprl 2, 1805). Looking for a book for your favorite elementary or middle-grade reader? Check out one of these Middle Grade March 2022 book picks from the Society of Middle Grade Authors, featuring fantasy, SciFi, girl detectives, space and time travel, magic, dragons and more. See details on all 31 picks (including MINE - the March 24 pick!) in my latest blog post.
Tween/Teen Book Talk - The Paranormal with Kandi J. Wyatt, Jessica Renwick & Lyndi Allison
Tween/Teen Book Talk with middle-grade authors, Kandi J Wyatt, author of among other books, The Dragon Courage Series, Jessica Renwick, author of the Starfell Book Series, and Lyndi Allison, the middle grade/young adult author of The Summer Triangle Trilogy and The Winter Hexagon Trilogy. In this edition, we share various paranormal characters who appear in the middle-grade or young adult books we read and write. Whether these characters are ghosts, angels, mythological creatures, or other paranormal beings, middle-graders and young adults are seeking meaning in paranormal or supernatural fiction.
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A Good August Read for Grades 4 - 7
It's August. The blackberries are ripe. You've probably only got time for one more summer read...before school starts. May I humbly suggest...that you make it this one. "The Pack, The Dare, and The Draugar." Mom's Choice Awards Gold Medal for Excellence. Perfect for readers 9 - 13 who loved "The Magic Treehouse," "Goosebumps," or "Harry Potter" books. Also perfect for adults who wish they were back in summer camp... Find out more at: https://www.tjhendrix.com/
Nostrils, Magic & Monsters
Bring the family to meet and hear from three of Windsor’s newest authors of books for children and teens – and adults who like to read them too. The Community Shops in Windsor (California) will host children’s picture book author and illustrator Keli Colombini, middle grade fiction writer T.J. Hendrix, and young adult fiction writer Barbara Cottrell at its fall Local Author Showcase on Saturday, Oct. 7, from noon to 2 p.m.
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Praise for The Pack - Summer Reading for Middle Schoolers
Looking for summer reading for the middlegrade kid in your life? "The Pack, The Dare, and The Draugar" is winning a lot of praise. It's got magic, mystery, monsters (scary but not TOO scary), and a shapeshifting telepathic dog. The (anti?)heroine is a 12-year-old girl, but three 12-year-old boys are key characters. The girls, the boys, and the dog narrate alternating chapters. Suitable for 4th-7th graders, or anyone else who likes a good, spooky summer camp story.
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Going to Summer Camp? Read this First.
The Pack, The Dare & The Draugar Five soon-to-be seventh graders, One shapeshifting Guardian Hound, monsters, And a mystery that will change one life. Summer camp just got a lot more interesting. It's got magic, mystery, and monsters - but not the kind that give anyone nightmares. In short, it's perfect for tween summer reading. "A roller-coaster ride into the supernatural...Lively and sometimes surly preteen characters helm this fresh, well-crafted supernatural fantasy." - Kirkus Reviews
