ODETTE’S SECRETS is a story for younger readers told in verse (Bloomsbury, 2013), about a Jewish girl named Odette living in Paris during World War II. While classified as fiction, it is based very closely on a true story about a real girl named Odette. When the Germans occupied Paris, Odette was sent to the… Read more »
Author-In-Residence
A Conversation with Author Farhana Zia, Part 2
Farhana Zia is the author of THE GARDEN OF MY IMAAN, a middle grade novel about the challenges facing a contemporary pre-teen Muslim girl in the fifth grade. For a chance to win a free copy of the novel, send an email to: RIVET@peachtree-online.com and put “Book Give-away” in the subject line. Find the first… Read more »
“Our Small World” – books that celebrate our differences
There’s no better time for parents and teachers to talk about cultural differences than at the start of a new school year. Children everywhere will be in classes with students from other countries, who may speak different languages and follow different customs. It’s important for them to be reminded that we’re all human beings, with… Read more »
LARA’S GIFT Author Annemarie O’Brien and Her Real-Life Dogs!
LARA’S GIFT by Annemarie O’Brien (released August 6 by Knopf) is about a girl named Lara living in Imperialist Russia in the early 1900’s who wants to become the Count’s next kennel master–even though it is forbidden. This is part 2 of ReaderkidZ’s interview with Annemarie. What was your life like when you were… Read more »
Interview with the Author of LARA’S GIFT: Annemarie O’Brien
LARA’S GIFT, released on August 6 by Knopf, is about a young girl in Russia in the early 20th century, and her love of dogs–Russian Borzoi to be exact. The men in Lara’s family have been the kennel masters for Russian Count Voronstov for many generations, breeding and keeping the Borzoi hunting dogs. Lara has… Read more »
“Dear Reader …” From Amy VanDerwater
This month, ReaderKidZ is delighted to feature poet Amy Ludwig VanDerwater and her beautiful new book, FOREST HAS A SONG, illustrated by Robbin Gourley. Dear Reader, I love writing. Why? Because every time I sit down to write, I’m surprised. For me, writing is like opening a mystery cupboard. You start moving your pen and… Read more »
“How I became a writer and other tidbits” – Amy Ludwig VanDerwater
This month, ReaderKidZ is delighted to feature poet Amy Ludwig VanDerwater and her beautiful new book, FOREST HAS A SONG, illustrated by Robbin Gourley. Did you ever get into trouble at home or school? A little bit. I was a chatty and messy one, and I used to fight with my sister Heidi. Now she… Read more »
