Do your reading habits change during the summer?
May 21, 2015, 522 voters
Long dresses may still rule the dance floor in our world, but underworld prom fashion is a little bit different --- just ask Andi Watson, author/illustrator of the graphic novel PRINCESS DECOMPOSIA AND COUNT SPATULA, which follows the budding romance between overworked royalty and a whimsical chef. She shares one of the underworld's most popular outfits, below --- be sure to test it out next time you're hanging out with your mummy and werewolf friends!
May 21, 2015
This Bookreporter.com Special Newsletter spotlights a book that we think is a great summer reading selection. Read more about it, and enter our Summer Reading Contest by Friday, May 22nd at 11:59am ET for a chance to win one of five copies of THE GLASS KITCHEN by Linda Francis Lee, which is now available in paperback. Please note that each contest is only open for 24 hours, so you will need to act quickly!
A lot of people advise that you should “write what you know” --- if you grew up in New York City, set your story in Harlem or Park Slope. If both of your parents were doctors, fill your tale with medical jargon. And if you’re a male, write from the perspective of a boy or man. Author Robert Sharenow, however, would beg to differ --- his new novel THE GIRL IN THE TORCH is not the first, but the second novel he wrote featuring a female protagonist. In the blog post below, he tells us why he decided to write distinctly what he doesn’t know.
Robert BurnsFirmness in enduring and exertion is a character I always wish to possess. I have always despised the whining yelp of complaint and cowardly resolve. AttributionRobert Burns
Editorial Content for The Boys Who Challenged Hitler: Knud Pedersen and the Churchill ClubContributorsReviewer (text)Lexibex V., Teen Board Member
It’s 1940, the dawn of World War II. Demark is under German attack. Very few are fighting back, taking a stand or doing anything other than watching on the sidelines and seeing disaster unfold. Knud Pedersen is 15 years old, and he will not fall without a fight. Pedersen got a group together, and anyone who was willing to prove that they stood for Denmark’s freedom was gladly accepted. Their mission? Sabotage. They destroyed Nazi vehicles with homemade explosives, stole German weapons and tagged their city with messages of resistance. Read More TeaserAt the outset of World War II, Denmark did not resist German occupation. Deeply ashamed of his nation's leaders, 15-year-old Knud Pedersen resolved with his brother and a handful of schoolmates to take action against the Nazis if the adults would not. Naming their secret club after the fiery British leader, the young patriots in the Churchill Club committed countless acts of sabotage, infuriating the Germans, who eventually had the boys arrested. Nevertheless, the boys' exploits and eventual imprisonment helped spark a full-blown Danish resistance. PromoAt the outset of World War II, Denmark did not resist German occupation. Deeply ashamed of his nation's leaders, 15-year-old Knud Pedersen resolved with his brother and a handful of schoolmates to take action against the Nazis if the adults would not. Naming their secret club after the fiery British leader, the young patriots in the Churchill Club committed countless acts of sabotage, infuriating the Germans, who eventually had the boys arrested. Nevertheless, the boys' exploits and eventual imprisonment helped spark a full-blown Danish resistance. About the BookAt the outset of World War II, Denmark did not resist German occupation. Deeply ashamed of his nation's leaders, 15-year-old Knud Pedersen resolved with his brother and a handful of schoolmates to take action against the Nazis if the adults would not. Naming their secret club after the fiery British leader, the young patriots in the Churchill Club committed countless acts of sabotage, infuriating the Germans, who eventually had the boys tracked down and arrested. But their efforts were not in vain: the boys' exploits and eventual imprisonment helped spark a full-blown Danish resistance. Interweaving his own narrative with the recollections of Knud himself, here is Phillip Hoose's inspiring story of these young war heroes. May 2015Do you ever get jealous of your kids because they get to do things that you didn’t when you were their age? Maybe they just got a computer game that you know you would have played for hours at their age, or they get to attend karate classes and you think you would have loved those, too. A similar thing happened to me, recently: I sat in a BookUp session and thought, why couldn’t I have done this when I was in middle school? Founded by the National Book Foundation in 2007, BookUp is essentially an incredibly awesome book club for underserved students throughout New York City. There are chapters in Manhattan, the Bronx and Brooklyn, and each is run by a professional writer. I share some of the most interesting and seemingly effective parts, below:
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