While Halloween is the perfect time to whip out a scary story or a tale of a fantastical world, the books in this list will keep thrill-seeking readers gripped to their pages throughout the entire year!
Browsing: Chapter Books
Jeannie Mobley makes a stunning debut with her new novel Katerina’s Wish, which has received starred reviews from both Kirkus Reviews and Publisher’s Weekly. Mobley is an archaeologist and professor who lives in Colorado. We’re delighted to share our conversation about her work, inspirations and influences, and her path to publication.
Book Spotlight: Soccer Sisters: Lily Out of BoundsThe Children’s Book Review
Calling all Junie B. Jones fans! Join your favorite first grader for a Thanksgiving feast.
Sometimes, it’s more important to engage children in the process rather than force them to act. Following are some books that pre-teens will surely enjoy because of their irreverent characters, intriguing situations or simply contradictory messages. They are sure to entice even the most reluctant pre-teens.
Book Spotlight: Don’t Feed the BoyThe Children’s Book Review
Irene Latham’s debut novel “Leaving Gee’s Bend” was named a Bank Street College Best Book, a SIBA finalist, a Crystal Kite Finalist and ALLA’s Children’s Book of the Year. In this article, Irene shares some beautiful insight into her latest book Don’t Feed the Boy.
We are excited to have two rising stars in the YA world, authors Kim Askew and Amy Helmes of the Twisted Lit series, visiting TCBR. Their irresistible debut novel Tempestuous will land in bookstores this December and Exposure will follow in January. Rather than report which novels they’re most anticipating reading, we asked them to describe which books inspired them from their adolescence.
Maggie Stiefvater is kind of a phenomenon. She’s the author of many bestselling YA novels including the Shiver trilogy, The Scorpio Races, and the Books of Faerie. She’s also an incredibly talented musician of multiple instruments and an astonishing visual artist. Her latest series The Raven Boys debuts this week.
Book Spotlight: Seeing CinderellaThe Children’s Book Review