by Kathy Ross                                             I really enjoyed Andrea White’s visit with our students so I decided to read RADIANT GIRL, her latest book. Katya is celebrating her 11th birthday and her world is about as perfect as it could be. That is, until the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant near her home has an explosion. Her entire [...]

It is a unique name, but if you read this book, you will understand why the main character’s name is “Peak.”  What else would two world famous mountain climbers name their son?  Climbing is all Peak knows.  When he is moved to the city (no mountains) he finds something else tall to climb. . . [...]

April 1st and 2nd, 2009 were very exciting days for me!!!  I attended the Texas Library Association Conference at the George R. Brown Convention Center.  It may sound boring, but here is a list of young adult authors I was able to listen to and/or meet!  I was able to hear about their individual writing styles [...]