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It’s an Axolotl-Ella Cover Reveal and Q&A with Kate Messner and Lian Cho
Regenerative body parts and feathery gills are not usually part of the original Cinderella story.. but maybe they should be! We discuss glass slippers and smiling reptiles in today's cover reveal and Q&A.
Review of the Day: The Trouble with Heroes by Kate Messner
You know what the hero of this book is doing when we first meet him? Kicking over the headstones of complete strangers in the cemetery. I review a STRONG title from Messner.
Cover Reveal and Q&A: The Trouble With Heroes by Kate Messner!
Today the illustrious Kate Messner reveals the cover of her latest middle grade and talks with us about hiking, verse vs. prose, and why she's a dog person without a dog.
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Review of the Day: Eye of the Storm by Kate Messner
Eye of the Storm By Kate Messner Walker (a division of Bloomsbury) $16.99 ISBN: 978-0-8027-2313-0 Ages 9-14 On shelves now Pity the science geeks, the math geeks, and other kids that love a ripping yarn with a grounding in something other than fantasy. When I troll the shelves of the children’s room in my local […]
Fusenews: Haggis and Hash Browns
Happy Labor Day! I’ve no special post of my own but I know someone who has created the ultimate list of Labor Songs. That would be Professor Phil Nel and at this point I’ve only seen the first of three posts but it is truly fantastic. For one thing, he includes Moxy Früvous on his […]
Review of the Day: Marty McGuire by Kate Messner
Marty McGuire By Kate Messner Illustrated by Brian Floca Scholastic $16.99 ISBN: 978-0-545-14244-1 Ages 5-9 On shelves now It’s high time “tomboys” rescued their term from its negative connotations. One very rarely runs across parents who use the word with pride. It happens, sure, but more often than not it’s paired with a complaint. Same […]
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Video Sunday: Delicious Bee-Meat
Well, that was satisfying. For those of you unfamiliar with the James Kennedy/Neil Gaiman “feud” (and I use that term loosely) this video may work best with a little background. You see, I first became acquainted with the YA author of The Order of Odd Fish when he wrote this remarkable screed entitled America, Emulate […]
Review of the Day: Sugar and Ice by Kate Messner
Sugar and Ice By Kate Messner Walker & Company (a division of Bloomsbury) $16.99 ISBN: 978-0-8027-2081-8 Ages 9-12 On shelves December 9th They say to write what you know. We’ve all heard that line. It’s bounced about countless writing groups. But there’s an unspoken rule amongst children that’s as pervasive as it is harmful: Read […]
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