YA Books: Identity, Friendship, and Survival
Kick off the school year with a Back to School YA Book Bundle! Gritty, contemporary young adult novels by award-winning author P.D. Workman.
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Between the Cracks 1-6
Follow the lives of the Simpson family, their lives torn apart by abuse and neglect. Get the full series!
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Fail, Medical Kidnap Files #6 and Other New Releases
It is release day for Fail, Medical Kidnap Files #6. If you are not familiar with the series, it is about the children who fall victim to the practice of social services apprehended children due to medical conditions practice, their families, and a small group of teens who are fighting back! Follow Gabriel and Renata as they fight against an unfair and corrupt system, trying to save themselves and others from the doctors, social workers, and judges who endanger rather than protect their charges.
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Celebrate World Book Day with Me!
April 23 is World Book Day, also known as World Book and Copyright Day or International Day of the Book. It is a day to celebrate reading, publishing, and copyright. The day was first conceived of in 1922. April 23 was selected as the death date of Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra and William Shakespeare.
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Breaking the Pattern 1-3
By the author of Tattooed Teardrops, winner of the Top Fiction Award, In the Margins Committee, 2016, this poignant account of the lives of Henry, Sandy, and Bobby as they struggle to break free from the cycles of abuse, poverty, and mental illness that plague their families will touch your heart and challenge you to look at youth crime in another light.
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Reading about Strong Women
March 8 is International Women’s Day. The theme for 2022 is “Break the Bias.” Since it can sometimes be hard to find books with strong female characters, I decide to make that the focus of my blog post today. I have a number of books and series with female characters.
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Bobby and more YA Books
Bobby, book #3 of the Breaking the Pattern series is now out!
What ever happened to Bobby? If you’ve read the first two books, Henry, and Sandy, you may be wondering. If you haven’t, that’s okay, because you can read it as a stand alone novel.
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Sandy and other YA Books
I am very excited to release Sandy, Breaking the Pattern, book #2 in the Breaking the Pattern Series out into the world today.
If you read Henry, Breaking the Pattern, then you have already met Sandy and been intrigued by her having grown up in a life of crime and her relationships with her exploitive father and her half brother, who Henry met in juvie.
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Nanowrimo—why or why not?
I’ve written on Nanowrimo (National Novel Writing Month) before. If you’ve hung out here for a few years you know that I participate every year. But why?
I knew I wanted to do a blog post on nano today, and I was trying to figure out what to write. What it is that you want to know. What you would ask me if you had the chance (and you can ask me in the comment section below. I’ll answer you!)
What I originally homed in on is why or why not to participate in Nanowrimo. Some writers have very strong opinions on the matter. Some people love nano. Some people hate it. Some people keep trying it and giving up, some try and succeed, and some wouldn’t touch it with a ten foot pole.
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Bobby, Breaking the Pattern
Geeky teen Bobby is convinced his foster home is perfect, until Katya’s unpredictable behavior puts him and her daughter Zane in danger.
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