Posts tagged Peachtree Publishers

Review: THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING by J.J. Johnson

Nov 27, 2012 2 Comments ~ Written by E. Kristin Anderson

I want to start by saying I simply loved this book. THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING by J.J. Johnson is brilliantly written with a striking voice and clever characters that remind me a lot of John Green. Of course, similar to AN ABUNDANCE OF KATHERINES, this book also comes with a variety of charts and diagrams at the opening of each chapter. It’s a completely fun book, that, unexpectedly, begins with a tragedy.

When Sarah’s best friend Jamie died in the freakiest of freak accidents, Sarah lost herself. She no longer relates to her peers, has a hard time talking to her parents, and even her amazing boyfriend Sten is a victim of what she calls her “snark box.”

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Guest Post from Cynthia Levinson, author of WE’VE GOT A JOB: It’s all in the Numbers

May 03, 2012 Leave a Comment ~ Written by Guest Blogger

May 3, 1963. Forty-nine years ago today, the seven-times elected Safety Commissioner of Birmingham, Alabama, Theophilus Eugene “Bull” Connor, ordered the firemen under his control to join together powerful water hoses, mount them on a tripod, and blast the resulting gale-force barrage of water through heavy-duty nozzles called monitor guns. Connor and his firemen must [...]

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Nat’l Poetry Month: Guest Post from Leslie Bulion: Catch the Sneezles!

Apr 18, 2012 Leave a Comment ~ Written by Guest Blogger

As both reader and poet, I revel in the freedom of free verse. I bask in the beauty of an elegant haiku. But I admit I have a special addiction to the way rhyming, rhythmic poems make words and ideas sing. One can view my constant childhood exposure to Broadway show tunes, folk songs [...]

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Posted in books, community, guest post, literature, middle grade, national poetry month, poetry, reading, YA - Tagged Charlesbridge Publishing, Leslie Bulion

Review: GIVING UP THE GHOST by Sheri Sinykin

Jun 16, 2011 Leave a Comment ~ Written by E. Kristin Anderson

I love a good southern Gothic. And I especially love when that southern Gothic feels and smells and aches as hot as it actually gets down here in the summer. In GIVING UP THE GHOST by Sheri Sinykin, the Louisiana plantation is as much of a character as Davia, the 13-year-old protagonist. Davia has just [...]

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An open letter to a frightened mother and her bookless teen.

Jun 11, 2011 3 Comments ~ Written by E. Kristin Anderson

To: Amy Freeman CC: Meghan Cox Gurdon Re: Darkness Too Visible Dear Ms. Freeman, I am disheartened to know that you did not find any books for your 13-year-old daughter at your local Barnes & Noble. I mean, the saddest part of this whole fandangle is that you went home without a book! Or maybe [...]

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Nat’l Poetry Month: A Q&A with SHERRY SHAHAN, author of PURPLE DAZE

Apr 15, 2011 Leave a Comment ~ Written by E. Kristin Anderson

A few weeks ago I reviewed Sherry Shahan‘s verse novel PURPLE DAZE, and I loved it so much, it seemed only natural to get in touch with her for my National Poetry Month blogfest. So here she is, doing a Q&A with me, and I couldn’t be more pleased! Here is what Sherry had to [...]