Author Bio: Carrie Cross is an avid reader who fell in love with books as a little girl after reading Goodnight Moon. She wrote her first "book" at age four: Blackie the Little Black Dog and the Flying Washing Machine. Carrie discovered her love of mysteries reading Nancy Drew books and The Happy Hollisters series, and after writing THE MYSTERY OF SHADOW HILLS, she continues to look for clues in unexpected places to this day. Carrie Cross's influences include Judy Blume, Deb Caletti, Sarah … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Carrie Cross @Carrie_Skylar
Interview with Author – Krysten Lindsay Hager @KrystenLindsay
Author Bio: Krysten Lindsay Hager is an author and book addict. She is originally from Michigan and has lived in South Dakota, Portugal, and currently resides in Southern Ohio where you can find her reading and writing when she’s not catching up on her favorite shows (like Hart of Dixie, The Goldbergs, Dallas, and Devious Maids.) She’s worked as a journalist and humor writer, and also writes middle grade, YA, and adult fiction. You can find her work in the Patchwork Path anthologies: Friendship … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Krysten Lindsay Hager @KrystenLindsay
The Legend of Wild Horse Beach by Bronwen Webb
What is the legend that Millie, Kate and Tom discover at Wild Horse Beach? Millie’s older sister, Lucinda, who is seen as a pest by the younger children, disappears from Wild Horse Beach in mysterious circumstances, revealing the true identity of the wild horses that give the beach its name. After learning that another child, Adam, disappeared from Wild Horse Beach in similar circumstances three years before, Millie, Kate and Tom decide to try to save Lucinda and Adam and travel through a magic … [Read more...] about The Legend of Wild Horse Beach by Bronwen Webb
Peter: A Darkened Fairytale by William O’Brien @peterfairytale
A children's novel- PETER: A Darkened Fairytale Rough age range 11-13, fun for adults too! In a quiet sleepy place nestle a few tiny houses, a bridge, and a handful of shops. Unknown to Peter, on one particular morning - the morning of his tenth birthday –will reveal more than just the usual collection of presents. Stumbling into a secret place, he travels through many hidden worlds and embarks upon a fantastic journey. Hally the lifelongian, Arnica the maiden, Wind Sail the white witch and … [Read more...] about Peter: A Darkened Fairytale by William O’Brien @peterfairytale
Interview with Author – Peter Guy George @PeterGuyGeorge
Author Bio: Peter Guy George never met a book he didn't like. Um, okay, that's not entirely true. It's mostly true. There was that book in the fourth grade he wasn't particularly fond of...oh, yes and that other book in the fifth grade wasn't that great...hmm, not to mention that really crummy book in the sixth grade...but he liked all the rest of them. Ah, okay, that's probably stretching the truth as well, but that's what a writer does. In any event, Peter hangs out somewhere in the … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Peter Guy George @PeterGuyGeorge
Interview with Author – Annie Douglass Lima @princeofalasia
Author Bio: Annie Douglass Lima spent most of her childhood in Kenya and later graduated from Biola University in Southern California. She and her husband Floyd currently live in Taiwan, where she teaches fifth grade at Morrison Academy. She has been writing poetry, short stories, and novels since her childhood, and to date has published five books (two YA action adventure/fantasy and three anthologies of her students’ poetry). Besides writing, her hobbies include reading (especially fantasy … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Annie Douglass Lima @princeofalasia
Matters About Monty by Kenna McKinnon
Targeted Age Group: 10-14 Genre: romance/middle grade Your Story: … [Read more...] about Matters About Monty by Kenna McKinnon
Seed Savers:Treasure by S. Smith
In a future where growing your own food is against the law, three young friends risk their safety by studying the illegal subject of gardening. The children's mentor, an elderly acquaintance named Ana, entices the children with her description of the food she knew as a child--food unlike the square, processed, packaged food they have always known. Constantly watching, however, is GRIM, the government agency that controls the nation's food source and keeps in check all potential … [Read more...] about Seed Savers:Treasure by S. Smith
EVERWUD – The TREE, The BOY & The DOG by Marilyn Dieckmann
Life isn’t always fair, and if you’re an orphan it’s even worse. But, what if all that changes in one week? What if during that week you make new friends, build the tree-house of your dreams, find out who your parents are, and discover you have real magic? That’s a heavy load to drop on a 10 year old. Well, Joey is an orphan. His mom is a wood elf, and she was sucked back into her world the day he was born. To protect him from the evil that pursued her, she left him in a bundle of leaves … [Read more...] about EVERWUD – The TREE, The BOY & The DOG by Marilyn Dieckmann
