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By LK Gardner-Griffie on December 1, 2011
The time has FINALLY come for me to get Tattered off my hard drive and send it on its way into the world. I am very excited about this for a few reasons. One — I don’t care what book it is, DONE is a beautiful word.
Posted in 3-Tattered, Contest | Tagged blog tour, Carolina Valdez Miller, Christine Fonseca, contest, Eisley Jacobs, Heather McCorkle, Julia Swank, Juliette Terzieff, juvenile fiction, Katelyn Torrey, Katie McCabe, Kindle, Lisette Brodey, LK Gardner-Griffie, LL Book Review, Misfit McCabe, Molly Hacker, Rhonda Cowsert, Tattered, young adult lit |
By Katie McCabe on November 25, 2011
Anyone who knows me knows I think banning of books is pretty stupid. If you don’t like what’s in a book, then don’t read it. In fact, by not buying it you’re already making a statement with your wallet.
Posted in Censorship | Tagged banned books, banning, bloody mama, censorship, Katie McCabe, LK Gardner-Griffie, Misfit McCabe, New Zealand, Radio New Zealand News, Robert Thom, Tattered |
By LK Gardner-Griffie on November 24, 2011
Posted in Contest, Misfit McCabe Series | Tagged contest, Independent Inklings, juvenile fiction, Kindle, Kindle Fire, LK Gardner-Griffie, Misfit McCabe, Taking Time for Mommy, Tattered, young adult |
By LK Gardner-Griffie on November 21, 2011
Epic Fantasy, Action, Adventure, Romance. I have been waiting for a chance to read The Fallen Queen for quite some time now. I’ve had the privilege of catching some snippets of the book while playing on Twitter, and the concept intrigued me, so I jumped at the chance to get my hands on an Advanced Reader Copy (ARC) of the book.
Click to continue reading “Review 50: The Fallen Queen by Jane Kindred”
Posted in Reviews of Other Books | Tagged Anastasia, Anazakia, Angels, demons, epic fantasy, Heaven, Heaven and Earth, Imperial Russia, Jane Kindred, LK Gardner-Griffie, Ophanium, Russia, Seraphim, supernal family, The Fallen Queen |
By LK Gardner-Griffie on November 7, 2011
I am very excited to have a cover for the third book in the Misfit McCabe series, Tattered, for a couple of reasons. The first reason is that I love the cover. And secondly, it means the release of Tattered can’t be far behind.
Posted in 3-Tattered | Tagged book cover, Books, juvenile fiction, Katie McCabe, LK Gardner-Griffie, Misfit McCabe, Misfit McCabe series, Tattered, young adult |
By LK Gardner-Griffie on November 4, 2011
Having been a soda-holic at one point in my life… okay, let’s be honest for most of my adult life… I found this article on the consumption of sugary soda highly interesting.
Posted in Underage Drinking | Tagged characters, LK Gardner-Griffie, soda, soda consumption, teen drinking, teen drinking habits, violence, Writing |
By LK Gardner-Griffie on November 3, 2011
When someone uses their celebrity to help address one of my pet issues, it makes me feel good. That they use their pull and tap into their fanbase to raise awareness about the issue, such as bullying, it gives me hope that something positive will come out of it.
Posted in Bullying | Tagged anti-bullying, Berkman, Born This Way, Born This Way Foundation, bully, bullying, Jamey Rodemeyer, Lady Gaga, LK Gardner-Griffie, MacArthur Foundation, The California Endowment |
By LK Gardner-Griffie on November 1, 2011
What do Sunday afternoon court proceedings, cheerleader tryouts, and a book burning have in common? Katie McCabe is back in action.
Click to continue reading “Tattered”
Posted in 3-Tattered | Tagged coping, grief, juvenile fiction, LK Gardner-Griffie, loss, Misfit McCabe, sorrow, Tattered, young adult
By LK Gardner-Griffie on October 23, 2011
Misfit McCabe sucks the reader into young Katie McCabe’s life as she transitions from her normal, everyday life into a new town full of new people. The pace is quick, but I was never left behind for a moment wondering what was happening.
Click to continue reading “K. Turner’s Review of Misfit McCabe”
Posted in Misfit McCabe Reviews | Tagged book review, fiction, juvenile fiction, K. Turner, LK Gardner-Griffie, Misfit McCabe, snowppl.com, young adult |
By LK Gardner-Griffie on October 2, 2011
Bullying is a hot topic these days. As a nation, we’re grappling with how best to stop bullying and yet more cases are jumping into the public eye. Recently the case of Jamey Rodemeyer has been making headlines, because bullying drove this fourteen-year-old boy to take his own life.
Posted in Bullying | Tagged Brandon McInerney, bullies, bully, bullying, Lawrence King, Lawrence King shooting, LK Gardner-Griffie, middle school violence, mistrial, trial, victim |