I’m really excited to be hosting author interviews with a couple of the Class of 2K12 authors who have middle grades books coming out this year. Next up is Lynne Kelly, author of CHAINED released on May 8th. After ten-year-old Hastin’s family borrows money to pay for his sister’s hospital bill, he leaves his village in northern India to take… Read More
Archives for May 2012
Giveaway: ARC of REVIVED by Cat Patrick
Yay, it’s the end of May Giveaway! Being a teacher, the end of May is always an exciting time, so I decided to celebrate with a giveaway! I recently read and reviewed REVIVED by Cat Patrick (you can read my review here). Reading Cat’s second book (after last year’s FORGOTTEN), convinced me that she’s an author whose future books I’m… Read More
So what is this #throwdown thing anyway?
We keep getting questions on twitter, so decided to clear it all up in more than 140 characters! (Brian and I are both posting our own #throwdown explanations today-the link to his is at the bottom.) So, maybe you’ve seen the #throwdown2 or #teacherthrowdown hashtags lately on twitter. Likely between Brian Wyzlic (@brianwyzlic) and myself (@heisereads). We’ve been doing a sister… Read More
Picture Book Praise: RED KNIT CAP GIRL by Naoko Stoop
*This post begins a semi-regular feature on my blog: “Picture Book Praise” where/when I share my recommendations for picture books that I read to use with my students. Title: RED KNIT CAP GIRL Author: Naoko Stoop Publisher: Megan Tingley Books (a Little, Brown Books for Young Readers imprint) Release Date: June 5, 2012 Number of Pages: 40 Source of Book: F&G… Read More
REVIVED by Cat Patrick
Title: REVIVED Author: Cat Patrick Publisher: Little, Brown Release Date: May 8, 2012 Number of Pages: 336 Source of Book: ARC from publisher As a little girl, Daisy Appleby was killed in a school bus crash. Moments after the accident, she was brought back to life. A secret government agency has developed a drug called Revive that can bring people… Read More
Interview with Sarvenaz Tash, author of THE MAPMAKER AND THE GHOST
I’m really excited to be hosting author interviews with a couple of the Class of 2K12 authors who have middle grades books coming out this year. First up is Sarvenaz Tash with her debut THE MAPMAKER AND THE GHOST which came out on April 24th. Goldenrod Moram loves nothing better than a good quest. Intrepid, curious, and full of a… Read More
THE VICIOUS DEEP by Zoraida Cordova
Title: THE VICIOUS DEEP Author: Zoraida Cordova Publisher: Sourcebooks Fire Release Date: May 1, 2012 Number of Pages: 384 Source of Book: Hardcover from publisher at IRA Convention For Tristan Hart, everything changes with one crashing wave. He was gone for three days. Sucked out to sea in a tidal wave and spit back ashore at Coney Island with no… Read More
ARTICLE 5 by Kristen Simmons
Title: ARTICLE 5 Author: Kristen Simmons Publisher: Tor Teen Release Date: Janurary 31, 2012 Number of Pages: 364 Source of Book: Finished hardcover signed at the Tor booth at the IRA Convention New York, Los Angeles, and Washington, D.C., have been abandoned. The Bill of Rights has been revoked, and replaced with the Moral Statutes. There are no more police—instead,… Read More
