Welcome to WRITER WEDNESDAY! Today’s special guest Q&A is with the lovely and talented MEDEIA SHARIF, whose debut YA novel BESTEST. RAMADAN. EVER. hits stores this July 8, 2011. It’s a hilarious and touching coming of age story about a young Muslim American teenager named Amira who’s trying her best to respect and obey her…
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Welcome to WRITER WEDNESDAY! Today’s blog is all about my baby bro DAVID YOO. He is the author of two acclaimed YA novels (GIRLS FOR BREAKFAST/Delacorte ’05 and STOP ME IF YOU’VE HEARD THIS ONE BEFORE/Hyperion ’08). His debut middle grade novel, THE DETENTION CLUB, hit bookstores on June 21, 2011 from Balzer + Bray.…
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Welcome to FOODIE FRIDAY! This week, we are celebrating the paperback release of my YA novel GOOD ENOUGH (HarperCollins ’08). The paperback version was released on June 7, 2011. So all my blogs this week have been GOOD ENOUGH-oriented. How does food relate to GOOD ENOUGH? In a word… SPAM. Yes, SPAM is featured quite…
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