Powerful! This is a middle grade novel so worthy of discussion and rereading. Annabelle struggles as she faces evil in the form of a 14-year-old bully– and prejudice that leads a community to follow fear instead of the truth. Poetic and thoughtful, it’s a story about justice and doing the right thing (To Kill a …
Yesterday, Oregon Governor John Kitzhaber stopped the execution of two-time killer Gary Haugen. Oregon journalist and author Naseem Rakha, who has visited with Haugen on death row, reacted to the announcement on her blog. “In Oregon we have only executed people who have volunteered to die by giving up their appeals,” Rakha writes. “Just like …
Shelf Awareness brought this New York Times Book Review essay to our attention. In “The D.I.Y. Book Tour,” author Stephen Elliott discusses his 33-city—or should we say 33-house?—book tour. All of Elliott’s book events for his new title, The Adderall Diaries, were held at the homes of fans. Initially, Elliott’s publisher had planned for him …
