Dec 1, 20213 minCraft Corner: Wrapping Things UpWelcome to the Class of 2k21 Craft Corner! These posts will be dedicated to sharing writing tips and tricks we’ve picked up on our...
Nov 1, 20213 minCraft Corner: Finding Your VoiceWelcome to the Class of 2k21 Craft Corner! These posts will be dedicated to sharing writing tips and tricks we’ve picked up on our...
Oct 1, 20213 minCraft Corner: Strong SidekicksWelcome to the Class of 2k21 Craft Corner! These posts will be dedicated to sharing writing tips and tricks we’ve picked up on our...
Sep 22, 20213 minBook Birthday and Author Interview: IRON WIDOW by Xiran Jay ZhaoPacific Rim meets The Handmaid''s Tale in this blend of Chinese history and mecha science fiction for YA readers. The boys of Huaxia...
Sep 21, 20215 minBook Birthday and Author Interview: THE WOLF'S CURSE by Jessica VitalisThe Great White Wolf is very, very old. And she is very, very tired. For hundreds of winters, she has searched for someone to take her...
Sep 7, 20213 minBook Birthday and Author Interview: THE NIGHT WHEN NO ONE HAD SEX by Kalena MillerIt's the night of senior prom, and eighteen-year-old Julia has made a pact with her friends. (Yes, that kind of pact.) They have secured...
Sep 1, 20212 minCraft Corner: The Mighty AntagonistWelcome to the Class of 2k21 Craft Corner! These posts will be dedicated to sharing writing tips and tricks we’ve picked up on our...
Aug 21, 20213 minTHE WOLF'S CURSE: Book Review by Erica GeorgeThe Great White Wolf is very, very old. And she is very, very tired. For hundreds of winters, she has searched for someone to take her...
Aug 5, 20215 minWHY ALL KIDS NEED TO READ BOOKS ACROSS CULTURESPicture a twelve-year-old protagonist who has magic. Now, be honest. How many of you thought about a brown-skinned girl with dark eyes...
Aug 1, 20213 minCraft Corner: Tackling the Dreaded MiddleWelcome to the Class of 2k21 Craft Corner! These posts will be dedicated to sharing writing tips and tricks we’ve picked up on our...
Jul 17, 20213 minTHE MANY MEANINGS OF MEILAN: Book Review by Graci KimMeilan Hua’s world is made up of a few key ingredients: her family’s beloved matriarch, Nainai; the bakery her parents, aunts, and uncles...
Jul 6, 20217 minBook Birthday and Author Interview: JOSEPHINE AGAINST THE SEA by Shakirah BourneMeet Josephine, the most loveable mischief-maker in Barbados, in a magical, heartfelt adventure inspired by Caribbean mythology....
Jul 1, 20212 minCraft Corner: Writing Strong OpeningsWelcome to the Class of 2k21 Craft Corner! These posts will be dedicated to sharing writing tips and tricks we’ve picked up on our...
Jun 15, 20217 minBook Birthday and Author Interview: Rea and the Blood of the Nectar by Payal DoshiIt all begins on the night Rea turns twelve. After a big fight with her twin brother Rohan on their birthday, Rea's life in the small...
Jun 14, 20214 minThree Rules for Writing Strong Dialogue by Erica GeorgeI was the kind of kid for whom words came naturally, written or verbally, who liked having conversations in my own head. I would replay...
Jun 1, 20213 minCraft Corner: Make Your Dialogue Snap and SizzleWelcome to the Class of 2k21 Craft Corner! These posts will be dedicated to sharing writing tips and tricks we’ve picked up on our...
May 25, 20216 minBook Birthday and Author Interview: WORDS COMPOSED OF SEA AND SKY by Erica GeorgeMichaela Dunn dreams of getting into an art school, but when her stepfather refuses to fund a trip there for a poetry workshop, Michaela...
May 4, 20212 minBook Birthday: THE LAST FALLEN STAR by Graci KimBest-selling author Rick Riordan presents Graci Kim's thrilling debut about an adopted Korean-American girl who discovers her heritage...
May 2, 20214 minREA AND THE BLOOD OF THE NECTAR Book Review by Shakirah BourneIt all begins on the night Rea turns twelve. After a big fight with her twin brother Rohan on their birthday, Rea's life in the small...
Apr 27, 20214 minBook Birthday and Author Interview: SEA OF KINGS by Melissa HopeThirteen-year-old Prince Noa has hated the ocean since the day it caused his mother's death. But staying away from the sea isn't easy on...