Where to find webinars — a boon for writers

By Beth | July 2, 2018

In the first half of this year (how can we be halfway through the year already?) I benefited from several webinars about different aspects of writing. A few were free, a few had a fee, but all were worthwhile. Among them were an Agents Day hosted by SCBWI Wisconsin, a webinar about writing first pages…

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Fox Magic by Beverley Brenna — Book Recommendation

By Beth | April 23, 2018 |

I have been waiting impatiently to finish my alphabetical blog posts so I could share this book with you. Finally, I’m able to do so! It’s an important new book from my cousin, Beverley Brenna. I hope it will be widely read and taken to heart. Title: Fox Magic Author: Beverley Brenna Publisher: Markham, Ontario,…

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The Youngest Marcher by Cynthia Levinson — Book Recommendation

By Beth | April 9, 2018 |

Title: The Youngest Marcher: The Story of Audrey Faye Hendricks, a Young Civil Rights Activist Author: Cynthia Levinson Illustrator: Vanessa Brantley Newton Publisher: New York: Simon & Schuster/Atheneum, 2017 Genre: Picture book, nonfiction/biography Audience Age: 5 to 10 years Themes/topics: Audrey Faye Hendricks, civil rights movement, protest marches, The Children’s March Opening Sentences: Whenever Mike flew…

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Unbound by Ann E. Burg — Book Recommendation

By Beth | March 12, 2018 |

Title: Unbound Author: Ann E. Burg Publisher: New York: Scholastic, 2016 Genre: Middle Grade historical fiction, verse novel Audience Age: 10 to 14 years Themes/topics: Slavery, escaped slaves, freedom, hidden community in Great Dismal Swamp Opening Sentences: When Mama tells me I’m goin to the Big House, she makes me promise to always be good,…

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No One But You by Douglas Wood — Reprise Book Recommendation

By Beth | January 22, 2018

For the next few weeks, I’ll be reprising a few posts from the archives. I hope you’ll enjoy revisiting these posts, as I have. This was originally shared as a Perfect Picture Book post on October 26, 2012. This lovely book explores the way each of us sees things differently. We are both the same…

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Martin Luther King Jr.: A King Family Tribute — book recommendation

By Beth | January 15, 2018 |

Today, since it is Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, I am commemorating the man with a book about him. Title: Martin Luther King Jr.: A King Family Tribute Edited by: Angela Farris Watkins (niece of Dr. King) Publisher: New York: Abrams, 2012 Genre: Non-fiction, photo album, tribute Audience Age: 12 to as old as a…

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Dream

By Beth | October 9, 2017

Quite some time ago, Langston Hughes wrote a poem called I Dream a World. Despite some non-inclusive language (it was from another era) it resonates with me. It begins   I dream a world where man No other man will scorn, Where love will bless the earth And peace its paths adorn… That is a…

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