Though she’s nicknamed for the magical Harry Potter, six-foot, dreadlocked Harry Kavanaugh doesn’t find any wonder in her daily life at an exclusive girls’ school outside of Washington, DC. In fact she wants nothing more than to chuck her lot and enter the wilds of public school—too bad she didn’t reckon on a trip to the hospital, a runaway, and a renegade or three, which just might show her a different path to everywhere. Targeted Age Group:: 10-14 plus crossover adult appeal as coming of … [Read more...] about On the Way to Everywhere: A Novel by Kirsten Bloomberg Feldman
Guardian of the Gauntlet by Lenita Sheridan
When sisters, Princesses Camari and Mila, meet Prince Denir, they soon find he has a special gauntlet. This gauntlet only works if one has faith in a higher power. Using this gauntlet, Denir turns Camari invisible. When he is called off to war, Camari is left in the predicament of being invisible. She must learn not only how to make herself visible again, but how to outwit two wicked characters. Targeted Age Group:: middle grade to Y/A What Inspired You to Write Your Book? The setting for … [Read more...] about Guardian of the Gauntlet by Lenita Sheridan
Interview with Author – Cynthia Farr-Weinfeld
About Cynthia Farr-Weinfeld: I was born in the middle of a snowstorm in Portland, Maine. I live and work here still and love living in Maine because of the amazing amount of artists and writers that you can find in any given area. Maybe it is the beautiful landscapes that surround us that inspire us. I like to read and write YA, but I also enjoy writing and reading Middle Grade fiction as well. Some of my favorite authors are Stephen King, Holly Black, Peter Straub, and Brandon Mull. They are … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Cynthia Farr-Weinfeld
Interview with Author – CL Wells
About CL Wells: C.L. Wells is a JANE-OF-ALL-TRADES, with a passion for writing and animals. She lives in Kansas with her family, which includes a fat doggie who is not named Toto and a cat who moonlights as an escape artist. Feel free to ask her about the ‘escape artist.’ She plans to write about it someday. She would love hearing from you. What inspires you to write? I've always loved stories. Even my favorite songs are ones that tell stories. All it takes is one small thing that is a … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – CL Wells
From the Ashes by Shelby K. Morrison
For eighteen years Aia Wynnald has lived a lie. Raised as a highborn in the Kingdom of Tharien, she’s filled her days with tutors and archery lessons. But simmering beneath her polite surface is a dangerous gift, one which she must keep a secret. Aia is a Bender. And in Tharien, Benders are feared and hunted. When her unruly power breaks free with dire repercussions, Aia’s lifelong goal of independence shatters. As she scrambles to piece her life back together while evading capture, she … [Read more...] about From the Ashes by Shelby K. Morrison
Interview with Author – Scott Cramer
About Scott Cramer: I wanted to be an author when I was six years old, but I did not start writing until after college. I have written feature articles for national magazines, optioned a screenplay, and worked in high-tech communications. The Toucan Trilogy --Night of the Purple Moon, Colony East, and Generation M-- are my first novels. What inspires you to write? I love to listen to stories and I love to tell stories. My best stories I can tell through writing. The act of writing is a … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Scott Cramer
Interview with Author – Jule Owen
About Jule Owen: I was born in the North of England, in a small town somewhere between Snowdonia, the Irish Sea and the Pennines. I now lives in London, but I miss the warm people and the wild places. I spent many years working in online technology, latterly in the video games industry and am fascinated by science, technology and futurology. What inspires you to write? About 10 years ago, I started reading The New Scientist. I worked for many years in online businesses and I love technology … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Jule Owen
Interview with Author – Mara Dabrishus
About Mara Dabrishus: Mara Dabrishus is an award-winning author of young adult equestrian fiction. Mara grew up in the Arkansas Ozarks, and is currently a librarian at a small private college in Northeast Ohio. When she's not writing, she's researching horse racing, out running, or riding a dressage horse in a series of circles. Stay the Distance is her first novel. What inspires you to write? I like to write about horses, specifically horse racing, so I draw inspiration out of the … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Mara Dabrishus
Game Changer by Chris Bostic
Teenagers. Canoes. A float trip. What could go wrong? Tom and J.C. are experienced in the woods and on the river; the brothers, too, but Will and Nate are a couple of clowns and not so dependable. Haley, the head cheerleader, is loaded down with her makeup and accessories. Katie just looks at them all and shakes her head. So what could go wrong? It all starts with a summer storm and a raging river. Missing canoes. Wild animals. A venomous snake. And it pretty much doesn’t get any … [Read more...] about Game Changer by Chris Bostic
Interview with Author – Tash McAdam
About Tash McAdam: Tash McAdam's first writing experience (a collaborative effort) came at the age of eight, and included passing floppy discs back and forth with a best friend at swimming lessons. Since then, Tash has spent time falling in streams, out of trees, learning to juggle, dreaming about zombies, dancing, painting, learning Karate, becoming a punk rock pianist, and of course, writing. Tash is a teacher in real life, but dreams of being a full-time writer, and living a life of … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Tash McAdam
Interview with Author – Laura Wolfe
About Laura Wolfe: Laura Wolfe lives in her home state of Michigan with her husband, son, and daughter. She holds a BA in English from the University of Michigan and a JD from DePaul University. Laura is an accomplished English rider and a lover of animals and nature. When she is not writing, she can be found playing games with her highly-energetic kids, growing vegetables in her garden, or spoiling her rescue dog. She dreams of living in a log cabin on a minimum of one hundred acres, ideally, … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Laura Wolfe
Interview with Author – Kirsten Bloomberg Feldman
About Kirsten Bloomberg Feldman: I grew up on Cape Cod and the Connecticut shoreline and now live outside of Boston, much too far from the ocean and the sand. Reading and writing have played a central part in my life both personally and professionally. I am rarely without a book in my hand. To me the adolescent voice has such vibrancy and depth to it, whether funny or not; many of my favorite books have this point of view. What inspires you to write? I write when characters start talking to … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Kirsten Bloomberg Feldman
