Book Reviews – Page 20 – WRITERS' RUMPUS

Interview of Sarah J. Carlson, Author of Everything’s Not Fine

June 23, 2020 Kirsti Call

Kirsti Call: Everything’s Not Fine, by Sarah J. Carlson, is a beautifully visceral book which explores themes of resilience, family, love, loyalty, eviction, poverty, addiction,

Middle Grade Book Review: The Elephant’s Girl by Celesta Rimington

June 19, 2020 Rebecca Moody

The Elephant’s Girl by Celesta Rimington (Random House, May 2020) is a charming middle grade novel that explores the nature of family, friendship, and honoring

The Snow Fell Three Graves Deep: Voices From the Donner Party by Allan Wolf

June 5, 2020 Joyce Audy Zarins

When George Donner posted an ad on March 18, 1846 in a Springfield, Illinois newspaper under the title Westward, Ho! for Oregon and California,

Song for a Whale by Lynne Kelly

May 22, 2020 Laura Fineberg Cooper

The cover of Song for a Whale drew me in like a moth to flame: the outline of a young girl, standing with her arms outstretched on a pier, conducting a song for the whale below. Immediately, questions swirled in my head! Why is she there? How did she get there? Can the whale hear her? I was hooked before reading the first page.

Unplugging with a TV Character?

April 28, 2020 Lexi Donahue

I have to admit, I was skeptical that a book based on a TV character could promote “‘unplugging.” The entire concept seems to contradict itself.

Interview of Christine McDonnell and Jeanette Bradley

April 21, 2020 Kirsti Call

Christine McDonnell and Jeanette Bradley have created a beautiful book about two of my favorite things: babies and books! Important themes of family, love, and

Revising Their Way to a Debut

April 10, 2020 Kim Chaffee

As writers, we all know that the work starts to shine when we dig in to the revision. But how many times does it take

Nerp! Sarah Lynne Reul’s Newest

April 3, 2020 Joyce Audy Zarins

Something especially for Covid19 shut-in kids: Sarah Lynne Reul reads aloud her book The Breaking News here. The book is particularly pertinent now in view

THIS BOY: Review and Interview with author Lauren Myracle

March 27, 2020 Marti Johnson

This Boy, by best-selling New York Times author Lauren Myracle, is set to be released by Walker Books US, a division of Candlewick Press,

Let’s Dance! Valerie Bolling’s Global Moves

March 6, 2020 Joyce Audy Zarins

Let’s Dance! is a hip-shaking, twirl-spinning tour of movement around the world. Written by Valerie Bolling and illustrated by Maine Diaz, this simple picture book