This topic has come up semi-recently within my writing circles, and so I thought now would be as good a time as any to cover the subject. First of all, just what exactly is editing? Anyone who has ever written anything for school is familiar with the process of getting marked down for spelling /…
When I was in middle school, there was a rumor floating around that the girls’ locker room was haunted. However, there was no story in particular for the haunting, and no specifics on exactly how the place came to be considered “haunted.” And while I am by no means the fearless type, secondary rumors with…
You have banned and challenged To Kill a Mockingbird due to offensive language and racism. But what have you done to discourage offensive language and racism from being tolerated in our country? You have banned and challenged The Giver because it normalizes violence. But what have you done to help prevent violence in our everyday…
Carter and the others had already left her behind, of course. There was only so much of her the cousins could take in one day; being the baby of the family she knew this intuitively. But whenever her brother and the boys ran off, she was still likely to follow. “Just keep an eye out…
Still not entirely sure how I feel about this one… What works in this story works well, and what doesn’t, doesn’t. But whatever my overall opinions, one thing is certain: this book has just enough creepiness to usher us into Halloween season.