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Middle Grade Ninja: NINJA BOOK CLUB: Chapter 8 THE QUIDDITCH WORLD CUP
First Paragraph: Clutching their purchases, Mr. Weasley in the lead, they all hurried into the wood, following the lantern-lit trail. They could hear the sounds of thousands of people moving around them, shouts and laughter, snatches of singing. The atmosphere of feverish excitement was highly infectious; Harry couldn’t stop grinning. They walked through the wood for […]
Middle Grade Ninja: NINJA STUFF: Cannibalism: A Post About Editing (Part Two)
THIS WEEK IN NINJA-ING: Tuesday’s Book of the Week is Greenhorn, Wednesday we’re discussing Chapter 5 of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, and Thursday author/literary agent Anna Olswanger will face the 7 Questions. Saturday, as ever, we’ll be joined by a surprise literary agent. Greetings from the world of twenty minutes after last week’s post, Esteemed Reader. I took a […]
Middle Grade Ninja: NINJA STUFF: Indie Confession
Guess what, Esteemed Reader! They’re adapting Greenhorn by Anna Olswanger into a movie. Tomorrow we’re going to feature our first ever interview with a filmmaker as Greenhorn’s director, Tom Whitus, will be here to face 7 Questions. I’m looking forward to seeing the movie version of a Book of the Week and we’re going to […]
Middle Grade Ninja: NINJA STUFF: A School Shooting Happened Here, In My Town
Fair warning, Esteemed Reader, I’m going to use just a bit of adult language in this post. I’m emotional today because I’ve just picked up Little Ninja after his school went on lock down following a shooting. I don’t want to be writing this. I want that amazing interview with my hero Louis Sachar, author […]
Middle Grade Ninja: Reviews, Interviews, and Guest Posts for BANNEKER BONES AND THE GIANT ROBOT BEES
If you have a blog or a site and you’d like to interview me or have me over for a guest post, I’d be thrilled. Just ask. If you’ve written a review of the book, let me know and I’ll link to it here. Reviews “It’s a good one for readers who like smart kids […]
Middle Grade Ninja: Whatever Happened to That Nice Ninja Fellow?
Hello there, Esteemed Reader. Oh how I miss you and a twisted part of me hopes you miss me just a little. I’m hoping my Book of the Week Reviews have been something you enjoyed reading when your boss or teacher wasn’t looking and in my absence you’ve been reading some other blog that’s almost […]
Middle Grade Ninja: 7 Questions For: Author Bruce Coville
Bruce Coville was born in Syracuse, New York, in 1950. His family lived in farm territory, about twenty miles north of Syracuse. Bruce grew up around the corner from his grandparents’ dairy farm, where he spent a great deal of time as a child, dodging cows and chores to the best of his ability. As […]
Middle Grade Ninja: 7 Questions For: Author Jacqueline West
Jacqueline West is the author of the award-winning middle grade series The Books of Elsewhere. The Books of Elsewhere, Volume One: The Shadows (2010) garnered starred reviews, several state award nominations, and a spot on the New York Times Bestsellers List. The series is published by Dial Books for Young Readers (a division of Penguin […]
Middle Grade Ninja: 7 Questions For: Author Rhys A. Jones
Rhys A Jones was born in 1955 and grew up in a mining village in South Wales with his nose in a book and his head in the clouds. He managed to subdue his imagination long enough to carve out a career in medicine, writing whenever the chance arose. In 1994, writing as Dylan Jones, […]
Middle Grade Ninja: 7 Questions For: Author Barbara Dee
Barbara Dee is the author of the tween novels Just Another Day in my Insanely Real Life, Solving Zoe (2010 Bank Street Best Children’s Books of the Year), This Is Me From Now On, Trauma Queen, and The (Almost) Perfect Guide To Imperfect Boys. Click here to read my review of Trauma Queen. She lives with her […]