This is the 17th annual April Poem-A-Day Challenge on Writer’s Digest Day 4 — For today’s prompt, write a mistake poem: one you’ve made or witnessed. Reading about Crimes The mistake was mine. I’ll confessI love whodunnits. But I digress. I put down the fiver. I looked awayStab or shoot? Hmm, which way to slay?Wait! I’m not…
This is the 17th annual April Poem-A-Day Challenge on Writer’s Digest. I’m posting on two days’ prompts today because the website was not working yesterday! Seriously!! Day 2 — The FIRST is a two-for-Tuesday prompt, which means I get two prompts. I can write a poem for one prompt, a poem for each prompt, or one…
Announcing the 17th annual April Poem-A-Day Challenge on Writer’s Digest. It’s a fun annual writing challenge starting on April 1. (I’ll try.) For today’s prompt, write “an optimistic poem.
by Dusti Bowling (Author) A startling book for middle-grade kids about a girl who refuses to believe she is a freak or disabled. In fact, Aven Green is very capable of doing just about everything she wants despite being born without arms. She has a very cool can-do attitude that will change readers’ opinions about…
By Victoria Tait (Author) After Dotty Sayers’ Christmas decor accomplishment and murder-solving adventure in Yorkshire, her “friend” Zach invites her to Northumberland to help him continue his family treasure hunt. Dotty has nothing better to do and is still not sure she wants to return to her home in the Cotswold yet, so she…
by Hope Callaghan (Author) What a hoot of a mystery story! Who knew that criminals could use Artificial Intelligence to promote a scam on Millie and her friends? Well they did, but, oh boy, did they NOT know Millie! Like a mama bear with her cubs in danger she leads her friends on the criminal’s…
by Alex Woolf (Author), Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (Author), Thomas Judd (Narrator), Arcturus Digital (Publisher) An AUDIOBOOK Review I loved all the stories in this “retold for kids” version of Sherlock Holmes. They are very like the original ones that I read years ago, so the retelling of them is done well. I suppose some objectional words or objects, and maybe Holmes’…
by Audrey Alden (Author) I love cruising, so I read all the books I can that are set on cruise ships. DEAD MAN’S DISH is the first in a series by Audrey Alden, set in the present day. (Note the play-on-words with the main character’s last name, “Cruz.” Clever!) Rose Dela Cruz is a…
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