Category: banned books
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World Book Night
It’s World Book Night and I’m a proud book giver. I got a jump on my giving so the twenty copies of Bridge to Terabithia that I had are already gone, thanks to an afternoon visit to a local elementary school. When I drove around the block, looking for the entrance to the parking lot,…
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I Banned a Book
Ever since my oldest began his love of reading, I’ve opened my book collection to him. He’ll finish a book, draw the cover in his reading journal, and head to the bookcase to trade in for a new one. Oh, and let’s not forget adding a leaf to the reading tree. My teen with autism…
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Three Confessions
Confession #1: I have a lot of books. Confession #2: I have a lot of bookshelves (but I could always use more.) Confession #3: I keep my most treasured books behind closed doors. I first started hiding my books after my eldest child started to “wear out” his own books. Lift-the-flap books with no flaps…
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All for Love: A Middle Grade Reader Romance
In celebration of attending my first SCBWI conference this weekend, I’d like to share my love of literature with you. I’ve been reading middle grade novels since I was of age—I never grew out of the genre. Even though I thought I was writing a young adult novel, on the sixth draft I discovered it…
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September Madness
“The Month of Madness” is what September 2011 shall be known as in my life. The month when this homebody was away as often as home during regular hours. The month that forced this shy lady into several public speaking events. The month my kids cried because I left them so often. The month the…
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