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Tag: Lauren Wolk

April 11, 2025 by Betsy Bird

Review of the Day: Candle Island by Lauren Wolk

Lauren Wolk's power is her ability to intrigue, enchant, and eventually surprise. A beautiful book that is about art while being art.

January 13, 2022 by Betsy Bird

The Wolf Hollow Sequel Is Nigh! An Interview and Cover Reveal with Lauren Wolk

Today I talk with Lauren Wolk about her sequel to her Newbery Honor winning title WOLF HOLLOW. Find out how MY OWN LIGHTNING came to be and check out its shiny new cover!

January 31, 2020 by Betsy Bird

Review of the Day: Echo Mountain by Lauren Wolk

Hand this to the kid that yearns for that freedom. For wide-open spaces and mysterious figures hiding in the shadows and snot nosed brothers and lots and lots of puppies. Hand it to someone who needs their own mountain. Even if it’s just a literary one.

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Review of the Day: Beyond the Bright Sea by Lauren Wolk

June 22, 2017 by Betsy Bird

Beyond the Bright Sea By Lauren Wolk Dutton (an imprint of Penguin Young Readers) $16.99 ISBN: 978-11-101-99485-6 Ages 10-14 On shelves now. No author gets a free pass. Your last book have been a spot-on bit of brilliance, lighting up the literary landscape like a thousand Roman candles. Pfui. A writer is only as good […]

Cover Reveal: Beyond the Bright Sea by Lauren Wolk

January 5, 2017 by Betsy Bird

When I look at the wide swath of books published each and every year it’s a marvel to me that any new children’s book authors are able to claw their way out of the pack to distinguish themselves at all.  Consider adult author Lauren Wolk.  In 2016 her debut children’s book Wolf Hollow became one […]

Review of the Day: Wolf Hollow by Lauren Wolk

May 6, 2016 by Betsy Bird

Wolf Hollow By Lauren Wolk Dutton Children’s Books (an imprint of Penguin Random House) $16.99 ISBN: 978-1101994825 Ages 10 and up On shelves now. I am not what you might call a very brave reader. This is probably why I primarily consume children’s literature. I might puff myself up with a defense that lists the […]

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