Jan 5, 2010
We first met George O’Connor when he did the startling bare and raw (yet achingly beautiful) artwork for Adam Rapp’s graphic-novel debut, Ball Peen Hammer. That was only a few short months ago, but already O’Connor has followed that book up with one of his own: the beginning of a new series focusing on the gods of myth. For this, O’Connor is both writing and illustrating, but he took some time out from his busy schedule to answer our questions.
I just realized I spent a good portion of my recent holidays in some very dark places. Namely: Creepy Archives, Volume Two, The Walking Dead, and Strange Suspense: The Steve Ditko Archives, Vol. 1. I'm not sure what that says about me. But I'm pretty sure it's a bit of an oddity that at a time of rest and relaxation I turn to the cold comforts of horror. Whether they're your holiday cup of tea or not, I still recommend all three to you. Reviews of these collections to come soon, too!
January 3, 2010
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Sari Wilson is a award-winning writer, editor, and educational consultant, and her work in graphic books has led her to become a valuable consultant for such clients as Diamond Books (Kids Group), Teachers and Writers Collaborative, Drawing Words & Writing Pictures (First Second/Macmillan), and Random House academic marketing. She’s also the wife of Josh Neufeld (A.D.: New Orleans After the Deluge), and she herself has been published in Girls to Grrrlz: A History of Women’s Comics, Keyhole, SMITH Magazine online, and in the forthcoming anthology The Big Feminist BUT. Her prose work has been nominated for the Pushcart Prize, and she’s also appeared in several literary journals.
January 2, 2010
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Note: For the full teacher's guide, see the
Random House website, from which the material here has been excerpted. The guide was written by Sari Wilson.
Jan 2, 2010
In this interview with Kidsreads.com's Melanie Smith, Dr. Cuthbert Soup --- author and narrator of A WHOLE NOTHER STORY --- recounts the series of events that inspired him to chronicle the madcap adventures of Ethan Cheeseman and his children, and discusses the similarities between his own family and the characters in his debut. He also shares his thoughts on nurturing creativity in young minds, names a few of his favorite humor writers, and muses on the possibility of carrying on the Cheesemans' story in several sequels.
January 2010
INCARCERON by Catherine Fisher is about a self-sustaining prison with a mind of its own. One prisoner, 17-year-old Finn, doesn’t believe he belongs. As Finn navigates the dangerous world of Incarceron, he finds help in the most unsuspecting person --- the daughter of the Warden.
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January 2010
VERY LEFREAK by Rachel Cohn is a funny, touching and surely recognizable story about a girl and the technology habit that threatens everything.
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Jan 1, 2010
January 2010
Maureen Johnson has followed up her 2008 novel SUITE SCARLETT with its newly released sequel, SCARLETT FEVER.
Jan 1, 2010
January 2010
Carolyn Mackler's fifth and most recent novel, TANGLED, follows four teens whose lives interconnect and are irrevocably changed when they meet on vacation at a Caribbean resort.
Jan 1, 2010
January 2010
Teenreads.com's Donna Volkenannt recently spoke with author Sara Shepard about her latest book, HEARTLESS --- the seventh installment in her bestselling series, Pretty Little Liars.
