I guess a lot of towns have their mascots, but I had no idea that my town’s was a crazed, motorcycle-attacking wild turkey. Granted, I haven’t lived here very long, but it seems that Freddy the Turkey was a celebrity in these parts, and his stomping ground wasn’t far from where I live. Sadly, Freddy’s [...]
The question of what boys want to be reading/should be reading has been around for a while, but recently I feel like I’ve been hearing even more about it than usual, like in this article by Martha Brockenbrough. It seems to me that what primarily defines a book as being “for boys” is the gender [...]
The Simmons Children’s Literature Summer Institute is this weekend and I’m very excited to hear all the wonderful speakers they have lined up this year, including Natalie Babbitt, MT Anderson, and Kristin Cashore. Going to events like this is always inspiring and stimulating and just generally fun. I can’t wait to blog all about it [...]
