By Gianna Macchia Today we're delighted to welcome Dr. Jewell Parker Rhodes to the WNDB blog to discuss her new Middle Grade novel Paradise on Fire, which came out earlier this week! First and foremost, for the publication of this interview, how would you like to be identified? Dr. Jewell … [Read more...] about Q&A With Dr. Jewell Parker Rhodes, Paradise on Fire
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Q&A With Ashley Herring Blake, Hazel Bly and the Deep Blue Sea
By Alaina Leary Today we’re pleased to welcome Ashley Herring Blake to the WNDB blog to discuss her MG novel Hazel Bly and the Deep Blue Sea, out May 25, 2021! Hazel Bly used to live in the perfect house with the perfect family in sunny California. But when a kayaking trip goes horribly wrong, … [Read more...] about Q&A With Ashley Herring Blake, Hazel Bly and the Deep Blue Sea
How Rereading Childhood Books Helped Me Process Trauma
Content note: Mentions of unspecified childhood trauma (no graphic details) and trauma responses experienced while reading children’s books By Rebecca Wei Hsieh Toward the end of 2020, I realized that I’d read basically zero books. Understandable, of course. It was a difficult year, one that … [Read more...] about How Rereading Childhood Books Helped Me Process Trauma
Cover Reveal for Caprice by Coe Booth
Today we are thrilled to reveal the cover for Caprice by Coe Booth. The book jacket was illustrated © 2022 by Reniké, and the book was designed by Elizabeth B. Parisi. The book will be released on March 1, 2022, by Scholastic. Pre-order the book here, here, and here. From the groundbreaking author … [Read more...] about Cover Reveal for Caprice by Coe Booth
