Children will benefit from the critical thinking prompted by a soccer-themed whodunit for kids 8-12 in this second book in the Viking Club Mystery series.
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Guest Posts
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Seventeen-year-old Tora Reynolds is one of the last survivors on Earth when the sun starts to burn out way ahead of schedule. She is tough and sarcastic which has helped her to survive, yet she also has a vulnerable side that comes out when she comes across fellow survivors.
Ode to Childhood: Poetry to Celebrate the Child by Samuel Carr.
“I should start by saying that world building, where I get to create a fictional reality from the ground up, is one of my favorite parts of writing. It’s the foundation of a good story. Of course, you want a plot that keeps readers turning the pages—and amazing, memorable characters as well, but those characters also deserve a fully realized world to play around in.”
So You Think You Babysit Monsters? (The Abercrombie Family Business: Totally True, Tir Griffin Story #1), written by Leslie A. Susskind.
Patricia Hruby Powell danced throughout the Americas and Europe with her dance company, One Plus One, before becoming a writer of children’s books. She is the author of Josephine: The Dazzling Life of Josephine Baker, an extraordinary portrait of the passionate performer and civil rights advocate Josephine Baker written in exuberant verse. She lives in Champaign, Illinois. You can visit her online at talesforallages.com.
A fairy tale is a story of marvels and magic set in an unreal world in which the events that take place are beyond the realm of possibility.
We are a family of avid and eclectic readers. We read everything from 1950s comic books to gorgeous picture books, from Audubon Society nature identification books to YA dystopian novels, from New Yorker articles to the simplest board books.
Children’s book villains were part of the magic of growing up. Take a look at what would happen if some of these favorite villains were given a trial in court.
Video Courtesy of Sue Fliess: I did it again! I’ve made another writing parody, this time to Lorde’s #1 hit song, Royals. Mine is called Stories. This is just a parody. No copyright infringement intended.