Tag: middle grade fiction

Author Interview (and a Giveaway!): Jarm Del Boccio & The Heart Changer

Author Interview (and a Giveaway!): Jarm Del Boccio & The Heart Changer

Posted April 25, 2019 / 11 Comments

Happy Thursday! Today, I’m pleased to introduce Jarm Del Boccio and her new middle grade novel, The Heart Changer. Jarm (‘J’ pronounced as a ‘Y’) Del Boccio finds her inspiration in everyday life, but in particular, when she travels the globe, observing the quirky things that happen along the way. […]


Book Spotlight (and a Giveaway!): RES-Q Tyler Stop by June McCrary Jacobs

Book Spotlight (and a Giveaway!): RES-Q Tyler Stop by June McCrary Jacobs

Posted April 22, 2019 / 8 Comments

  Welcome to the Blog Tour & Giveaway for RES-Q Tyler Stop by June McCrary Jacobs with JustRead Publicity Tours! Title: RES-Q Tyler Stop Series: Tyler Stop, Book 1 Author: June McCrary Jacobs Publisher: JMJ Story Stitcher Books Release Date: April 22, 2019 Genre: Middle Grade Historical Fiction It’s the […]


Author Interview: J.A. Myhre & A Forest, A Flood and An Unlikely Star

Author Interview: J.A. Myhre & A Forest, A Flood and An Unlikely Star

Posted January 4, 2018 / 0 Comments

Please join me in welcoming J.A. Myhre to the blog today! J. A. Myhre serves as a doctor with Serge in East Africa where she has worked for over two decades. She is passionate about health care for the poor, training local doctors and nurses, promoting childhood nutrition and development, […]




Top Ten Tuesday: My Fave Moms in Childrens/MG/YA Literature

Top Ten Tuesday: My Fave Moms in Childrens/MG/YA Literature

Posted May 16, 2017 / 23 Comments

Happy Tuesday! Today on Top Ten Tuesday, the theme is Mother’s Day so I thought I would take a look at my favorite moms (and mother figures) in Childrens, Middle Grade, and Young Adult novels. I realize this is a wide range but … I’m finicky. For instance, I refuse […]


Book Review (and a Giveaway!): Come Next Spring by Alana White

Book Review (and a Giveaway!): Come Next Spring by Alana White

Posted October 14, 2016 / 5 Comments

It’s 1949 in Tennessee Smoky Mountain country, and everything in pre-teen Salina’s life seems suddenly different. Her sister is engaged, her brother is absorbed in caring for his sickly foal, and salina feels she has nothing in common anymore with her best friend. This novel for young people captures the […]


Book Spotlight (and a Giveaway!): The Super Spies Series by Lisa Orchard

Book Spotlight (and a Giveaway!): The Super Spies Series by Lisa Orchard

Posted June 1, 2016 / 3 Comments

  Genre: Upper Middle Grade Mystery/Thrillers Publisher: Astraea Press Publication date: March 13, 2012 Number of pages: 277 In a small town in Michigan, fifteen-year-old Sarah Cole is stuck spending the summer at her Aunt and Uncle’s with her sister, Lacey. She’s not happy with the situation until she befriends a girl named […]