A Year of Reading (Free subscription) | 26/07/2008
eleven by Patricia Reilly Giff Wendy Lamb Books (Random House), 2008 review copy compliments of the publisher What could possibly motivate an eleven year-old, who doesn't yet read, to want to become a reader? Sam puts his time in every day in the resource room (when he hasn't sneaked outside instead). Anima reads aloud to him every night, "If he can't read yet, one thing we can do while we try
mitali's fire escape (Free subscription) | 21/05/2008
Authors Laya Steinberg (THESAURUS REX) and Karen Day (TALL TALES) celebrate the publication of Karen's NO CREAM PUFFS at Wellesley Booksmith Karen Day successfully launched her newest book, NO CREAM PUFFS (Wendy Lamb Books), at Wellesley Booksmith last Sunday, even though we discovered hours before the party that most of the town's roads would be closed thanks to a parade and (free) Beach Boys' concert....
mitali's fire escape (Free subscription) | 13/05/2008
Today is book launch day for author and fellow writing group member Karen Day (TALL TALES / Wendy Lamb Books). Like the first novel, her second (NO CREAM PUFFS / Wendy Lamb Books), features an unforgettable twelve-year-old protagonist growing up in the Midwest. While the stories are quite different, a fan of Meg in TALL TALES (a Texas Bluebonnet book) is sure to enjoy befriending Madison, the down-to-earth...
propernoun.net (Free subscription) | 03/04/2008
*How to Build a House Dana Reinhardt Wendy Lamb Books (May 2008) 240 pages Grades 8 and up interest There are some things Harper just knows. She knows that humanity is destroying the earth, and she knows she wants to make a difference. She knows that tornadoes can happen without warning and destroy everything in their path. [...]
Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 20/10/2007
"What They Found: Love on 145th Street" by Walter Dean Myers Wendy Lamb Books, 256 pp., $15.99 Joyce did it for Dublin, of course. Edward P. Jones set...
mitali's fire escape (Free subscription) | 16/11/2007
The massive Texas Library Association has once again compiled a great group of middle grade titles vying for the annual Bluebonnet Award. Here's the full 2008-2009 Master List of nominees : Auch, Mary Jane. One Handed Catch . Henry Holt, 2006. Carman, Patrick. Atherton: the House of Power . Little, Brown, 2007. Cheaney, J. B. The Middle of Somewhere . Alfred A. Knopf, 2007. Day, Karen. Tall Tales ....
