Squeezed out
When you’re writing a book, the words don’t always fit. You cut a character or change a scene. It may disappear from the page, but in your head, it’s still there. It’s real. It happened.
Treasure Hunt – Week 5
David Wright and Luc Bouchard have teamed up to provide Clue 5. Their book is about 2 teens who play American football. Set in Paris, it tackles racism and anti-Islamic tension. These are timely topics after the deadly terrorist attacks in that city last November.
Treasure Hunt – Week 4
Welcome back to my Orca Book treasure hunt. Monique Polak’s fingerprints are all over Clue 4. She buried it in the title of her upcoming book about a forensic science camp. Can you dig it up?
Watch the book trailer for Betting Game
What’s inside the teachers’ guide?
Writing the author’s note made me think really hard about the book’s themes and characters. What was the most important part of the story? The takeaway? The message?