by editor | Apr 22, 2025 | By Staff, Interviews
Bestselling author James Riley returns with a deluxe edition of The Dragon’s Apprentice, a thrilling new fantasy about forbidden magic, lost dragons, and a brave girl who accidentally changes everything. In this interview, Riley shares the inspiration behind the...
by editor | Apr 16, 2025 | By Staff, Interviews
In her highly anticipated graphic novel Huda F Wants to Know, author Huda Fahmy delivers a heartfelt and humorous follow-up to Huda F Cares?, exploring the emotional rollercoaster of her junior year in high school. When Huda’s parents announce their divorce, the...
by editor | Sep 30, 2024 | By Staff, Interviews
Rob Buyea is the creative force behind the Mr. Terupt series. His latest release, Carter Avery’s Tricky Fourth-Grade Year, invites young readers to explore the challenges and triumphs of an extraordinary fourth grader named Carter Avery. It’s the perfect choice...
by editor | Jul 31, 2024 | By Staff, Interviews
J. E. Thomas’s Control Freaks takes readers on a thrilling ride through the competitive world of middle school. When Benjamin Banneker College Prep announces a high-stakes, week-long competition for the prestigious golden B-B trophy, seventh-grader Frederick Douglass...
by editor | Nov 11, 2019 | By Staff, Interviews
READ Abigail’s review of Lori’s book, Being Small (Isn’t So Bad After All). What inspired you to write Being Small? When my daughter, Hayley, was 3, her teachers hung up a growth chart in her preschool classroom. While her friends’ names...
by editor | Aug 30, 2019 | By Kids, Interviews
Srikar, age 10, and Laasya, age 9, interview Ruby Roth, a Los Angeles-based artist, author-illustrator, activist, and former teacher about her newest book, Bad Day. S&L: What was your inspiration for the book Bad Day? RR: I think the world is in need of some...
