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Monday Book Review: The King’s Prey by Susan Peek
We don’t talk enough about mental illness. We stigmatize it and then want to sweep any discussion of it under the rug. So it’s little surprise that I didn’t even know there was a patron saint of the...
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Monday Book Review: Battle for His Soul by Theresa Linden
In June, Theresa Linden’s book Battle for His Soul won first place in the CPA Book Awards for the teen/young adult category. Recently, I had the pleasure of reading this third book in the West Brothers...
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Monday Book Review: Playing by Heart by Carmela Martino
I’m so excited today to introduce you to a brand-new YA romance from my good friend Carmela Martino. I met Carmela through the Catholic Writers Guild and soon discovered that we have many things in...
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Monday Book Review: Healer by Susan Miura
On Wednesday night, we’ll be celebrating the release of my friend Susan Miura’s latest YA book Healer on Facebook. Come join us for the party here (There will be lots of giveaways including a copy of...
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Monday Book Review: How Dare the Sun Rise by Sandra Uwiringiyimana
This summer I’m reading a bunch of young adult and middle grade books that involve immigrants and refugees as part of my doctorate program. I can’t tell you how exciting it is to be able to read these...
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Monday Book Review: Refugee by Alan Gratz
Today I’m sharing with you one of my favorite reads from my doctorate program studies this summer. If you want a sense of what it’s like to be a refugee (both currently and historically), then check...
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Monday Book Review: Where You Lead by Leslea Wahl
If you’ve been around the blog a while, you know I love a good YA mystery by Leslea Wahl. Today I’m happy to tell you about her latest, Where You Lead. Title: Where You Lead Author: Leslea Wahl Genre:...
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12 Days of Christmas Giveaways!
I’m participating in a 12 Days of Christmas Giveaways in the Readers & Writers of Clean Youth Fiction Facebook group. Come join me! Join the group here on Facebook so that you can learn about...
View ArticleMy interview with fellow YA author Stephanie Engelman!
My interview with author Stephanie Engelman recently aired on Shalom World TV and is now available for viewing on YouTube and the Shalom World TV website. For your convenience, I’m sharing it here! If...
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“Crystallizing Experiences”: The Importance of Fiction and How “The Chosen”...
I’ve been meaning to write this for over a year now, but teaching during a pandemic (and writing a book about combating teacher burnout — which also mentions The Chosen!) rather derailed my plans. Now...
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