Middle Grade Mafia: Thank you, Anita for taking the time to share your expertise and knowledge with our readers. It is great to have wonderful editors like yourself answer the questions that are on many MG writers’ minds. Anita Mumm: Thank you so much for having me! MGM is such …
When Eva Ibbotson died in 2010, the world lost one of the greatest voices in children’s literature. But in 2013, there came from beyond the grave, in a fashion Eva herself would have appreciated, since she wrote so many humorous books about ghosts, her voice. Alright, it wasn’t exactly her …
By Guest Contributor Janice Hardy. While there’s something exciting about writing a first draft, I always look forward to the revisions. It isn’t until I see how my story unfolds that I fully understand where I can make it stronger, and turning that literary lump of coal into a diamond …
Kyle and 11 other 12-year-olds are the lucky winners of an essay contest. Their prize is to be the first visitors to the best library in the world. A gift to the town from Mr. Lemoncello, the world’s most famous game maker, this Disneyworld-like library has authors come to life …
In our ongoing series to highlight the great artist who create the amazing cover art of MG novels, we had a chance to get to know the talented Keith Campbell. His work has been on a number of MG covers, as well as PB, but you may have seen his work in the Newberry Award winning book …
I’m sure many of you are putting the finishing touches on your NaNoWriMo novels, and we here at Middle Grade Mafia want to say congratulations and best of luck! With all of that writing, you might have missed the news that #Pitmad is happening December 4th. What is #pitmad? Let’s let Brenda Drake …
The incredibly talented author of the EVER AFTERSCHOOL series, Shelby Bach, took some time between book promotions and edits of her next book to answer our questions. I loved the opportunity to get to know her a little and pick her brain. The result was a wonderful interview that I know you all will …
The title alone makes this book appealing to middle graders. In fact, they might just buy it because of the title and the picture of the toilet seat on the front cover. Kind of like I did. It turns out Flush is a very creative and original story that is set in the Florida …
Once and a while you come across a book that reminds you why great books make great readers, and sometimes great story-tellers too! The Elevator Ghost is just that kind of book. Don’t save it for next Halloween. Read it now. The children of the Blatchford Arms apartment building are …
Writers face a unique challenge when they base their stories on fairy tales. If their story is close to the original, it’s called a “re-telling” and often is criticized as not being close enough. If the story is obviously intended to be different, it’s called “inspired by the original” …
