Eleven-year old Van might miss a word or two. He wears large hearings aides. He never misses seeing small things. He likes to collect them as treasure. When he notices a girl and a squirrel going after a coin tossed into a fountain by a wisher and follows them, he …
Congratulations to everyone who entered The Bertie! All of the entries were great and we had such a HARD time choosing the winners. If your name is listed – congratulations! Lisa Lewis Tyre will be getting in touch with you soon to mail your check. If your name is not …
Stories that feature a child main character that is suddenly transported to a world that forces him to overcome overwhelming odds to save the world/family/friends are very common (heck, I even wrote one). What sets certain books apart from the masses are dynamic characters and/or amazing world building. Ryan Calejo’s …
Yesterday, we celebrated the launch of Julie Leung’s third book MICE OF THE ROUND TABLE: MERLIN”S LAST QUEST. Today, we are lucky enough to bring you our Q&A with Julie. Middle Grade Mafia: Your take on this type of story is so fun. What was your inspiration for the series? Julie …
About the Book: The thrilling conclusion to the epic middle grade fantasy series that Booklist called “a charming blend of Arthurian legend and Brian Jacques’ Redwall series.” Young mouse Calib Christopher is finally a squire to the Knights of the Round Table. But there is no time to celebrate. His best …
We are so honored to bring you the first look at the cover of RISE OF THE DRAGON MOON, by Gabrielle K. Bryne! Is it not absolutely beautiful??? I want to know this girl; I want to BE this girl. A good cover is so important to a book and this …
What makes writing irresistible to literary agents? Dr. Sandra O’ Donnell, founding member of RO Literary and book coach spills secrets from the other side of the slush pile in Your First Fifteen Pages: An agent’s guide to writing a book agents will champion, editors will publish and readers will …
Addison Gerhardt would do anything for his best friend Devin Velma. After all, it was Devin that rescued him when he accidently locked himself inside the snack cabinet in kindergarten. Devin has been saving Addison from embarrassing social situations ever since and since every social situation is paralzyingly embarrassing to …
It’s here, it’s here, it’s finally here! Happy Book Birthday to BUBBA AND SQUIRT’S BIG DIG TO CHINA by Sherry Ellis. We’re super excited about this book release because Sherry is in our critique group and we’ve seen first hand how talented she is! The Blurb: You can’t dig a hole …
Happy book birthday to Deborah Wiles and her latest book in the Aurora County series, A Long Line of Cakes. In her latest novel, we are introduced to the Cakes, a large family of itinerant bakers, roaming the country wherever their talents are most needed. Emma Lane Cake has five …
