VERSEDAY #1 – THE CYBIL NOMINEES FOR POETRY

The first VerseDay post is up today on Versenovels.com. Pop on over there to check it out. Here’s a taste: It’s VerseDay! VerseDay is a year long blog fest celebrating all things verse. Each Thursday one of our VerseDay bloggers will post something about verse – a review, a giveaway, writing tips, anything. Other participating … More VERSEDAY #1 – THE CYBIL NOMINEES FOR POETRY

VERSEDAY 2013

Dear Bloggers, Verse Novelists, Writers and Friends. I’m inviting you to participate in VerseDay 2013. I hope to make VerseDay a weekly event, every Thursday in 2013. Hosted by VerseNovels.com, VerseDay is a celebration of verse in all its forms, verse novels, poetry, hip hop, lyrics. Each week Versenovels.com will invite visitors to check out … More VERSEDAY 2013

Terrific Teen Tuesday – Making Toys for Girls AND Boys.

The other day I bought DD (8) a little Playmobil grab bag. It’s a girl themed packet with one of the pictured figures. You don’t know which one until you open it. A few minutes after opening it, DD brought the figure into my office, saying “Of all the girls on the packet I got … More Terrific Teen Tuesday – Making Toys for Girls AND Boys.

Marvelous Middle Grade Monday – THIRD GRADE ANGELS by Jerry Spinelli

I read two very short, very quiet middle grade books this last week. The verse novel PEARL VERSES THE WORLD is one of them, which I review over at versenovels.com. The other was THIRD GRADE ANGELS  by Jerry Spinelli. (BTW, I have no idea why there are three Ls in Spinelli on this cover) I … More Marvelous Middle Grade Monday – THIRD GRADE ANGELS by Jerry Spinelli