Posted Apr 22 2013 in bullying, Patty Blount, YA
I’m blogging at YA Outside the Lines today. Stop by? In today’s blog, I talk about a bad boss and being bullied as an adult.
Read More...Posted Apr 18 2013 in rock the drop, teens, YA
Happy to participate in this year’s ROCK THE DROP! If you’re in Islandia, look for SEND in public places :)
Read More...Posted Apr 17 2013 in What I'm Reading
I was fortunate enough to have participated in an ARC tour and read Linda’s sophomore novel in a matter of hours. From the first page, I was laughing out loud. Main character Ciel Halligan and her circle of protectors are back for another job – as auror adaptors – one of the most unique premises […]
Read More...Posted Mar 22 2013 in fiction, YA
Join me at YA Outside the Lines today where we’re talking about new beginnings. For me, a change in attitude taught me a lesson.
Read More...Posted Mar 21 2013 in Book Hungry, What I'm Reading
When one of my Book Hungry members finished this debut novel by Sara J. Henry before I did, she assured me the story is not what I think it is. She was right. The story opens with main character Troy Chance leaping off a ferry to swim across a lake to save what she thinks […]
Read More...Posted Mar 11 2013
Hope you’ll listen in. http://www.blogtalkradio.com/raisinggreatmen1/2013/03/12/boys-and-bullying Tuesday, March 12th at 6:30 PM, Eastern time.
Read More...Posted Mar 4 2013 in Academy Awards, bullying, Kristen Stewart, Oscars, Seth MacFarlane, violence
In this year’s Oscar telecast, host Seth MacFarlane started off strong, bantering with “Captain Kirk” actor William Shatner, but quickly lost ground with so-called jokes that were nothing more than sexism and racism. To make room for that, the Jaws theme was played to cut off award winners mid-speech. As the evening went on, I […]
Read More...Posted Feb 28 2013 in book club, Book Hungry, Gayle Forman, What I'm Reading, YA
This month’s Book Hungry selection was JUST ONE DAY by Gayle Forman and there are some minor spoilers here. I bought my copy of JUST ONE DAY while at Laurie Crompton Boyle’s launch party for BLAZE – which you must also read, if you haven’t already. I’m a huge fan of Gayle’s work – my […]
Read More...Posted Feb 22 2013
I’m blogging over at YA Outside the Lines today. This month’s theme is Groundhog Day. Join us?
Read More...Posted Jan 22 2013
Today, I’m blogging over at YA Outside the Lines. January’s theme is GRATITUDE. There are SO many people I thanked in SEND’s acknowledgements but there was one person in particular I needed to give a shout-out.
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