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Writing The Tough Stuff
Young adult authors Cristy Watson, Karen Spafford-Fitz and Lyndi Allison discuss the young adult books they've been reading and writing that deal with tough issues. They'll reference On The Line by Paul Coccia and Eric Walters, FLY by Allison Hughes, Refuge: A Rooster Cochrane Mystery by Barbara Martin, Dead To Me by Cristy Watson, Pickpocket by Karen Spafford-Fitz and The Clashing of Our Worlds by Lyndi Allison
Teen Book Talk - Like-minded Writing
Cristy Watson, Rae Knightly and Lyndi Allison share how their young adult books are like other books in some ways, but their treatment is unique to their writing. Books and authors referenced: Destination Human and Faster Than Truth by K.L. Denman; Vanish and Push Back by Karen Spatford-Fitz; A Canticle for Leibowitz by Walter M. Miller Jr.; Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury; Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins; Unearthed by Amie Kaufman and Meagan Spooner; Across the Universe by Beth Revis.
Teen Book Talk with young adult authors Cristy Watson, Rae Knightly and Lyndi Allison.
Cristy, Rae and Lyndi talk realistic fiction, who has access to knowledge, how Greek myth inspires story and other aspects of writing young adult books. Follow Cristy Watson at https://cristywatsonauthor.wordpress.com and https://www.facebook.com/watsoncristy/ Contact Rae Knightly at www.raeknightly.com or raeknightly@gmail.com Find Lyndi Allison at lynda@thewordtour.com and www.tranquiloretreat.com/books
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.”
Locked Up YA Book Review
Locked Up, by Cristy Watson, will have you believing in second chances. Upset after his mom leaves and his dad becomes emotionally absent, Kevin steals a car and accidentally injures a pedestrian. He believes he deserves to live out his full sentence in juvie and doesn’t apply himself. Can an unexpected visitor help him decide to live outside again? Watson demonstrates the negative influences of the inside power structure and the harm inflicted by those who threaten Kevin’s early release.
The Dragonaxi Challenge YA Book Review
I found myself rooting for Marella, the underdog and likeable protagonist, in The Dragonaxi Challenge, by Leslie E. Heath. A supaerisi (mermaid), and a newbie to The Dragonaxi Challenge, while others have trained years for it, Marella is unprepared and the stakes are high. Heath superbly creates a beautiful and dangerous underwater world and the creatures that inhabit it. I will will read book 2 of this duology to find out how Marella trains her sweet dragon Hakkan. A highly recommended read.
Win books!
3 winners will receive a set of 8 middle-grade physical books perfect for those long summer days! A great variety of reads for kids between ages 8 and 13 (and even most adults!). Books include: Morgan and the Fey, by Sarah Lamb Spoiled, by Rob Baddorf Scaredy Bat and the Frozen Vampires, by Marina J. Bowman Poseidon's Storm Blaster, by Marina J. Bowman Friday Night Monster Club, by Baddorf & Sisco The Dead Club, by Manuel Ruiz Dream-Shifter, by Lois Wickstrom The Mems Return to the Hidde
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