Congratultions, Summer, the winner of the Amy Hodgepodge series!! Please email Paula with your snail mail address so that we can pass your name along to the publisher.
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Dork Diaries Wrap Up
Thank you to everyone for stopping by last week to read the review of Dork Diaries and meeting Miss Nikki Maxwell and her creator Rachel Renee Russell. The winner of the Dork Diaries giveaway is Olugbemisola. Congratulations to you and thank you for your support of new authors and the Brown Bookshelf’s initiatives.
Amy Hodgepodge Joins The MG Club
You know how people like Ashton Kutcher and Diddy are tweeting? And so people think – ooh I can talk to Diddy. Except, when you look at celeb tweeters follow list you notice they’re like anyone else, they’re pal’ing around with people they know. Sure they may read tweets directed to them by their fan/followers, [ Read the full article… ]
Blog Tour: Dork Diaries
On June 2, 2009, author Rachel Renee Russell released her debut middle grade book Dork Diaries. Never fear, being a dork is cool these days and Nikki Maxwell, the dorky protagonist, embraces her dork status. To welcome Nikki and Rachel to The Brown Bookshelf family, I sat down with the two of them recently to [ Read the full article… ]
MG Book Review: Dork Diaries
Diaries are both mysterious and popular. There is a fascination with reading another person’s diary. There have been many television show episodes dedicated to a spouse, a sibling, a parent, or a friend reading someone’s diary and finding out a big secret. Diaries are not only popular on the television screen. Throughout literature, diaries have [ Read the full article… ]
Summer Reading 2009
It’s that time again. School is out for the summer and young adults are looking for something to read. There are plenty of great books on the shelves of local libraries and bookstores to entertain every type of reader. Here are 5 titles to add to your summer reading list or share with the young [ Read the full article… ]
BEA Pout-A-Thon Round-Up
What a BEA this has been. I’m more enlightened. I have new authors to follow and all without acquiring a double hernia. Laurie, you may have something here with the virtual version of BEA. I wanted to make sure all of the authors highlighted in Friday’s panel were listed. So here ya’ go. Go forth [ Read the full article… ]