Click to purchase!    HARRIET TELLS THE TRUTH marks the third and final title in the funny and heartwarming middle grade series by Elana K. Arnold that began with JUST HARRIET, and continued with HARRIET SPIES. With this title, readers will return once more to world of Marble Island and its quirky cast of characters.    Here is a description of HARRIET TELLS THE TRUTH.   There are some things you should know about Harriet Wermer: She used to lie a lot, but not anymore. Seriously, she only tells the truth now. Even though she hadn’t ..read more

  BULLET BOOK REVIEW paranormal spooky medical misdiagnosis family dynamics friendship relatable  IN THE CLASSROOM:   As a read aloud you could deep dive into the evolution of Violet from start to finish. Analyze the plot development. Make deep inferences of theme and deeper meaning. Connections for students either personal, life, or another story they might be able to reference. Highly recommend for middle grade AND middle school.  ABOUT THE BOOK   The house seemed to sit apart from the others on Katydid Street, silent and alone, like it didn’t fit amon ..read more

$9.99 on Amazon! Click to purchase!  Rock, Scissors, Paperbag by Elizabeth Godley  Rock, Scissors, and Paperbag are the bestest of friends! Paperbag is afraid of everything, Rock is a talented musician, and Scissors is an excellent Orange Ball player. After the school bullies, The Bucket Kids, steal Scissors’ fake orange-ball, the kids decide to get back at the bullies. What if they could get a real orange-ball from The Great Orange Tree? That would show The Bucket Kids! Recalling the local legend, they embark on a fantastic adventure to find The Great Orange Tree. Ho ..read more

  Praise for Hidden Truths:  ★ "A warm testament to the healing power of mutual respect—and doughnuts."—Kirkus Reviews, starred review ★ "Swartz’s latest is realistic fiction at its best."—SLJ, starred review Great things happen when you preorder HIDDEN TRUTHS! You can win a free virtual visit with me! All you have to do is:   Pre-order a copy (oh, please pre-order a copy : )    Send proof to hiddentruthspreorder@gmail.com   Easy Peasy. Once you do that, you’ll be entered to win the free virtual visit with me.  If yo ..read more

  *Click to Purchase - AFF LINK ABOUT THE BOOK Agatha Christie meets the Brothers Grimm in an unexpected, hilarious, and wholly original new fantasy-mystery from the beloved author of The Hero’s Guide to Saving Your Kingdom. The Lilac. The bard songs say that she’s the world’s most fearsome bounty hunter. That there’s no criminal she can’t catch, no mystery she can’t solve. None of that is true. Yet. In reality, the Lilac is just a kid, and the bard who wrote all that is her best friend, Dulcinetta. But when a priceless artifact goes missing from the home of famed monster h ..read more

  Cassie's Review Laurel has always been a must-buy author since I first read Orphan Island. The Witch of Woodland definitely held its own as well.  Zippy is definitely a character that students (boy and girl alike) will relate to in so many ways. I specifically enjoyed the journey of Zippy to understand her spiritual self and how Laurel provided tiffs with her parents and realizing who she is and what she stands for on her own. I remember being Zippy's age and my parents giving me the opportunity to find my place and I felt that really helped me figure out where I stood on wh ..read more

  *Afflink - Click to purchase!  ABOUT HARRIET SPIES There are a few more things you should know about Harriet Wermer: She always tells the truth. She’s loving spending her summer on Marble Island, where she is an A+ mystery-solver. Okay, maybe she doesn’t always tell the truth. Actually...she has a tendency to lie quite a bit. Which is why, when one of the guests at her grandmother’s bed-and- breakfast finds that their treasured pair of binoculars has gone missing, no one believes Harriet when she said she had nothing to do with it. But this is one tim ..read more

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 There’s no sore it will not heal: charisma, cure-alls, and charlatans by Caroline Starr Rose I write books to make sense of the world  — this gloriously weird, sometimes heartbreaking, marvelous place we call home. Years ago, while visiting a museum in St. Louis, I heard a talk on charlatans (people who intentionally deceive others for their personal gain). It sparked a number of questions in me: Why do we believe the things that we do? What might we be willing to try to change our circumstances? Exploring these ideas was the starting point for my book, Miraculous. Medical knowled ..read more