Category Archives: kidlit

Ruta Sepetys: Between Shades of Gray

Posted on March 1, 2011 by madelynruth@yahoo.com

A few years ago a woman named Lindsay Davis opened my manuscript and became my agent. For me it was a total Sally Field moment. Someone who wasn’t in my critique group, someone I wasn’t married to or the mother … Continue reading →

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Monday Mash-up

Posted on February 14, 2011 by madelynruth@yahoo.com

I attended the festivities last weekend of One More Page Books and More, a shop that just opened on the border of Falls Church and Arlington, Va. What? No, your ears are not suffering from waxy buildup. Or maybe they … Continue reading →

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FAWM

Posted on February 1, 2011 by madelynruth@yahoo.com

NaNoWriMo. PiBoIdMo. If you’re a children’s writer, those acronyms are probably familiar. FAWM not so much, though it’s still an acronym for writers — song writers. Yep, FAWM stands for February Album Writing Month. I’m no songwriter. An iguana has … Continue reading →

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The Great Wall of Lucy Wu

Posted on January 13, 2011 by madelynruth@yahoo.com

Today I’m talking with Wendy Wan-Long Shang about her new book, The Great Wall of Lucy Wu. When I talk to Wendy we usually aren’t sitting, we’re doing something else. Pacing, for example, or playing tennis badly. So I figured … Continue reading →

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When all you need is a pair of mittens

Posted on January 6, 2011 by madelynruth@yahoo.com

So the holidays are over. I’m being plagued by catalogs reminding me of the things my kids didn’t get (this means you Lego Diagon Alley). But they got plenty. And then some. They’re lucky kids and I think they know … Continue reading →

Posted in holidaze, kidlit, reading with kids | 5 Comments