This month, What Was on… celebrates the release of Skyscraping with author Cordelia Jensen! Skyscraping has been hailed as ‘exquisite free verse poems.’ ‘Illuminating and deeply felt.’ (Booklist’s Starred Review). And Pop Crush has named it one of the 10 Best New YA Books that Explore Sexuality. Mira is just beginning her senior year of high school when … Continue reading
In celebration of the release of Surviving Santiago on June 2nd, I’m thrilled that our guest today is Lyn Miller-Lachmann! Surviving Santiago is set in the tense, final months of the Pinochet regime in 1989 Chile and is the suspenseful tale of the survival and redemption of the Aguilar family, first introduced in the critically … Continue reading
Our guest today is author, artist, and anthropologist Dana Walrath, whose first Young Adult novel, Like Water on Stone, was released in November. Like Water on Stone is Dana’s beautiful rendering of a horrific story—her grandmother’s fleeing of the 1915 Armenian Genocide when she was only a girl. Told in verse, this lyrical and moving … Continue reading
Welcome to the newest edition of What Was on Her . . . This time with the award-winning Stacy Nyikos! Stacy is the author of many mischievous books for children. She’s not sure how that happened. She says she never got in trouble as a child. Well…almost never. Never on Thursdays. Thursday was hot dog … Continue reading
I’m thrilled to welcome our first ever Londoner—Sara Grant! Sara is a self-described ‘writer of multiple personalities,’ penning both the adorable and the edgy. Her books range from the Magic Trix series, to her most recent YA, the futuristic Half Lives. But Sara doesn’t stop there! She lectures, teaches writing, blogs as part of The … Continue reading
I’m thrilled—absolutely THRILLED—to introduce today’s guest, the completely wonderful, completely talented LeUyen Pham! Uyen was the first ever female layout artist at DreamWorks Animation. Since leaving there 14 years ago, she has illustrated nearly 70 books, ranging from board books to chapter books to graphic novels. She has collaborated with Charlotte Zolotow, Archbishop Desmond … Continue reading
Our guest today is author A.B. Westrick, whose impressive debut, Brotherhood, came out last year to tributes and honors. A Junior Library Guild selection. An ALA 2014 Best Book. The winner of the history teachers’ 2014 Notable Trade Book Award. And most recently, a Jane Addams Award Honor Book!* In fact, school librarians were clamoring … Continue reading
