On the heels of her successful young adult novels, Coe Booth recently released Just Like a Brother, a middle grade novel about two foster brothers, Jerrod and Kevon. Jarrett doesn’t trust Kevon. But he’s got to share a room with him anyway. It was one thing when Jarrett’s mom took care of foster babies who… Read More Author Interview: Coe Booth
Several YA authors of color are adding depth to their repertoire this year by writing in outside the young adult world. Charles R. Smith teams up with Marc Aronson to edit One Death, Nine Stories (Candlewick). Nine related stories from nine YA authors. Kev’s the first kid their age to die. And now, even though… Read More Authors Extending Their Reach
My word this year is ‘shine’. It can be so easy catching myself not shining my brightest. Typically, those are times I don’t allow others to shine. I’m too bright too dull the glow of others! (Repeating 3x daily) Technology helps me, helps us, shine. I recently updated my iPhone to the new IOS and… Read More A Little Hump Day Shine
Scar of the Bamboo Leaf by Sieni A.M. Genre: Young Adult fiction, Contemporary Romance “Her heart wept when she realized that the hardest part about loving him was the idea that his love was never meant for her.” Walking with a pronounced limp all her life has never stopped fifteen-year-old Kiva Mau from doing what she… Read More Blog Tour: Scar of the Bamboo Leaf
title: Shieldwolf Dawning author: Selena Nemorin date: Astraea Press; 2014 main character: Samarra Shieldwolf Dawning is the first in a new speculative fiction series by Selena Nemorin. Samarra and her brother, Cassian, have been moved to Gaia, a planet with a deteriorating natural environment and are being raised by the Sairfangs after the death of… Read More book review: Shieldwolf Dawning
