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Category Archives: Speculative Fiction
My latest giveaways!
I have several giveaways going on right now, and I wanted to make sure everyone knew about them. First, I’m super excited to announce my very first Instafreebie giveaway. For the next few weeks, I’m giving away preview copies with … Continue reading
Posted in Angelhood, Giveaway, Lent, Speculative Fiction, young adult
Tagged Angelhood, giveaway, giveaways, young adult, young adult books, young adult fiction
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Monday Book Review: Winter by Marissa Meyer
I started this book during winter break and didn’t finish for nearly two months. To be fair, I’m working full-time and going to school, and the book is over 800 pages long! Title: Winter Author: Marissa Meyer Genre: science-fiction Age … Continue reading
Monday Book Review: Cinder by Marissa Meyer
Cinder has been on my TBR pile for a couple of years, at least. Yes, that’s how long my to-be-read list is! I had started reading it last summer, but then my mom fell ill and grad school started up, … Continue reading
Posted in Book Reviews, Reading, Speculative Fiction
Tagged book review, Cinderella, dystopian, fairy tale, Marissa Meyer, science fiction
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Why Christian Authors are Gaga over Star Wars
As the days drew closer and closer to the release of Star Wars: The Force Awakens, the hype and excitement online grew palpable. As more and more people talked about it on Facebook, I noticed that a great deal of … Continue reading
Posted in Fantasy, Speculative Fiction, Writing
Tagged Christian fiction, Star Wars, writing
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Win a FREE author visit to your classroom!
To celebrate Angelhood winning a 2015 Readers’ Favorite Book Award, I’m giving away one free author visit to a classroom in the Chicago area. Details and entry form are here. But hurry! Contest is only open until November 15, 2015! … Continue reading
Posted in Angelhood, Giveaway, Middle Grade, Reading, Speculative Fiction, Teaching
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8 Books to Engage Your Middle School Student this School Year
As an author and middle school English teacher, I get a lot of requests from parents about what books I might recommend to their children. Since the school I teach at started early this year, I’ve already been listening to … Continue reading
Posted in Book Reviews, Fantasy, Historical, Middle Grade, Mysteries, Reading, Speculative Fiction
Tagged book reviews, fantasy, middle grade books, middle school, mystery
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Spin Cycle: Summer Reading List
This week on the Spin Cycle, Ginny Marie is asking for our summer reading lists. Here are a few things on my Kindle app that I’m hoping to get read this summer. 1. Capturing Today by Jess Evander–I read … Continue reading
Posted in Fantasy, Middle Grade, Mysteries, Speculative Fiction, Spin Cycle, young adult
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Deal for Heather Letto’s Impervious
Some of you may remember me talking about Heather Letto’s book Impervious a while back. Well, the sequel is now up for pre-order, and Heather asked me to share the news with you all. If you haven’t read Impervious yet … Continue reading
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Monday Book Review: Impervious by Heather Letto
It’s been a long time since I’ve had the chance to do a Monday Book Review, so I’m starting off what I hope will be a series of them in the upcoming months by discussing Impervious, a young adult dystopian … Continue reading
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Tagged book review, dystopian, young adult
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Cover Reveal of Angelhood!!!
If you’ve been following me on Facebook, you’ve seen a few sample pieces of this already, but today I’m revealing the full cover. After all, October 2 is the Feast of the Guardian Angels. What better day could there be … Continue reading