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Ask the Author: Dorian Cirrone

December 21, 2020 By Melissa Roske Leave a Comment

The Proust Questionnaire, popularized by the French novelist and essayist Marcel Proust, is said to reveal a person’s true nature through a series of probing, soul-searching questions. In the hot seat today: Dorian Cirrone, kidlit author of The First Last Day, Prom Kings and Drama Queens, Dancing in Red Shoes Will Kill You, and more! [Read more…] about Ask the Author: Dorian Cirrone

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Ask the Author: Mitali Perkins

November 23, 2020 By Melissa Roske 1 Comment

The Proust Questionnaire, popularized by the French novelist and essayist Marcel Proust, is said to reveal a person’s true nature through a series of probing, soul-searching questions. In the hot seat today: Mitali Perkins, award-winning author of books for young readers including You Bring the Distant Near, Forward Me Back to You, Tiger Boy, Bamboo People, Secret Keeper, Rickshaw Girl, and many more! [Read more…] about Ask the Author: Mitali Perkins

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Ask the Author: Joyce Sweeney

November 16, 2020 By Melissa Roske 2 Comments

The Proust Questionnaire, popularized by the French novelist and essayist Marcel Proust, is said to reveal a person’s true nature through a series of probing, soul-searching questions. In the hot seat today: Joyce Sweeney, author of fourteen YA novels—including Center Line, Shadow, Players, and Headlock—plus two chapbooks of poetry. [Read more…] about Ask the Author: Joyce Sweeney

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Ask the Author: Debbie Reed Fischer

November 9, 2020 By Melissa Roske Leave a Comment

Ask the Author: Debbie Reed Fischer, kidlit author of This is Not the Abby Show, Swimming with the Sharks and Braless in Wonderland. [Read more…] about Ask the Author: Debbie Reed Fischer

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Ask the Author: Liara Tamani

October 12, 2020 By Melissa Roske 2 Comments

The Proust Questionnaire, popularized by the French novelist and essayist Marcel Proust, is said to reveal a person’s true nature through a series of probing, soul-searching questions. In the hot seat today: Liara Tamani, author of the YA novels, CALLING MY NAME and ALL THE THINGS WE NEVER KNEW.  [Read more…] about Ask the Author: Liara Tamani

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Ask the Author: Lamar Giles

August 10, 2020 By Melissa Roske Leave a Comment

The Proust Questionnaire, popularized by the French novelist and essayist Marcel Proust, is said to reveal a person’s true nature through a series of probing, soul-searching questions. In the hot seat today, LAMAR GILES,  author of the MG novels The Last Last-Days-of-Summer (Versify, 2019) and The Last Mirror on the Left (out 10/20/20), and YA novels Not So Pure and Simple (HarperCollins, 2020), Spin (Scholastic, 2019), and many more. [Read more…] about Ask the Author: Lamar Giles

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Ask the Author: Padma Venkatraman

May 4, 2020 By Melissa Roske Leave a Comment

The Proust Questionnaire, popularized by the French essayist and novelist Marcel Proust, is said to reveal a person’s true nature through a series of probing, soul-searching questions. In the hot seat today, Padma Venkatraman, author of the multi-award-winning middle-grade novel, THE BRIDGE HOME (Nancy Paulsen Books, 2019).  [Read more…] about Ask the Author: Padma Venkatraman

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Ask the Author: Tami Charles

February 24, 2020 By Melissa Roske Leave a Comment

The Proust Questionnaire, popularized by the French essayist and novelist Marcel Proust, is said to reveal a person’s true nature through a series of probing, soul-searching questions. In the hot seat today: Tami Charles, author of the middle-grade novels, LIKE VANESSA (Charlesbridge) and DEFINITELY DAPHNE (Capstone). [Read more…] about Ask the Author: Tami Charles

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10 Life Lessons from Harriet the Spy

December 2, 2015 By Melissa Roske Leave a Comment

harrietIn 2009, while browsing through my local Borders (which is now a Home Depot, much to my dismay), I came across a book called Everything I Needed to Know About Being a Girl I Learned from Judy Blume. A collection of essays by esteemed women writers, the book offered wise and witty observations on everything from first periods to unrequited crushes. Naturally, I couldn’t plunk down my MasterCard fast enough. [Read more…] about 10 Life Lessons from Harriet the Spy

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You Can’t Always Get What (Your Protagonist) Wants

November 22, 2015 By Melissa Roske Leave a Comment

When writing a novel, one of the most basic pieces of advice is this: Know what your protagonist wants. Give him/her something specific to strive for – a deep desire, an all-encompassing goal – and then make him do everything in his power to go and get it. Otherwise, the reader won’t care enough to keep turning the pages. And if that happens? Your beloved book will end up in the bargain bin at your local Wal-Mart. Or worse, sitting next to a copy of Writing for Dummies at your next-door neighbor’s garage sale. Ouch. [Read more…] about You Can’t Always Get What (Your Protagonist) Wants

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