Hey friends. An author I know and think is a great children's writer has a book on the Goodreads giveaway list. Check it out. I really enjoyed this book so I think adults would love it too.


Buffalo Bill and the Indians (#7 in the Wurthington Diaries series)

Different news in the reading world.  Hope everyone is keeping cool!  It is over 100 here and I'm staying inside.

Contest to win a Kindle Fire or $10 Amazon gift card

Win a signed copy of the Sound of the Stones or an Amazon gift card

An Essay by Nicole Dennis-Benn about herself. She is author of Here Comes the Sun

7 Simple Ways to Make A Good Story Great by Elizabeth Sims

All of you can check these articles and contests out and hopefully keep cool.

Wow, it has been really hot in my area.  How about yours?  It is perfect weather to stay in the air conditioning and read.  OK, I'll admit I love hot weather but don't tolerate it well.  100 degree weather keeps me inside.

Some fun sites I've found for the summer:

20 Sites to help improve your child's literacy

Goodreads interview with writer Elle Kennedy

According to Popsugar the best summer reads and a reading challenge

What did you read in high school and have you reread them ever?  Some of the books I read during high school were:

Moby Dick by Herman Melville

A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens

Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess

Dante's Inferno by Dante Alghieri

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck

Lord of the Flies by William Golding

I haven't reread any of them but I think sooner or later I would like to reread The Grapes of Wrath and Lord of the Flies.  I read lots more than these because I took English lit and Brittish lit.  My favorite classes.