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READERS AND WRITERS

Great YA books with LGBT characters:

  • THE GEOGRAPHY CLUB
    by Brent Hartinger
  • HARD LOVE
    by Ellen Wittlinger
  • BOY MEETS BOY
    by David Levithan
  • ASH
    by Malinda Lo
  • TOTALLY JOE
    by James Howe

Other great YA books:

  • FAT KIDS RULE THE WORLD
    by K.L Going
  • AN ABUNDANCE OF KATHERINES
    by John Green
  • THE EARTH, MY BUTT, AND OTHER BIG ROUND THINGS
    by Carolyn Mackler
  • SPEAK
    Laura Halse Anderson
  • ABSOLUTELY TRUE DIARY OF AN INDIAN
    by Sherman Alexie
  • KING DORK
    by Frank Portman







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  • WHAT I'M READING NOW

    Millicent Min, Girl Genius by Lisa Yee

    Certified genius Millicent Min has problems. Sure, her parents have finally consented to let her take a college poetry class over the summer (even though Millie is not yet 12). But it turns out college kids aren't her peers--they're as dumb and lazy as her nemesis, Stanford. If Millie can just keep her brilliance a secret from Emily, Millie's first real friend, and manage to keep Emily and Stanford from smooching (ick!), things might turn out OK. Yee's first novel examines child prodigies from a refreshing angle, allowing nongeniuses to laugh appreciatively at the ups and downs of being a whiz kid.

    I highly recommend this book! Millicent can be a pain at times, but she's also very charming. And I love how she changes over the course of the story.


    COOL BOOK WEBSITES

    The Class of 2k9

    Feast of Awesome

    Teenreads.com

    Printz Awards


    FAVORITE WRITING ADVICE

    There are three rules for writing the novel, unfortunately, no one knows what they are--Somerset Maugham

    Write what you care about--Anne Perry

    Poco a poco la hormiga come el elefante. (Bit by bit the ant eats the elephant)--folk saying


    FAVORITE WEBSITES ON THE ROAD TO PUBLICATION

    Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators

    Publisher's Weekly: Children's Book Shelf

    Guide to Literary Agents

    How to Write Query Letters

    Preditors and Editors

    Evil Editor


    FAVORITE BLOGS

    Darcy Pattison

    Writer Unboxed

    Inky Girl

    Cynsations


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