by DianneSalerni | Jul 9, 2014 | First Impressions
Our final submission for First Impressions in July is RUNNING VERSE, a YA literary novel by Manju B. Howard. When the whistle blows, I dash to the girls’ locker room. I hate wearing the school approved white t-shirt and orange gym shorts. Changing...
by DianneSalerni | Jul 7, 2014 | First Impressions
Our second First Impressions post comes from Mike Hays. It is titled NINJA SQUIRRELS OF THE ONE HUNDRED ACRE WOOD, and it’s a MG re-imagining of the world of Pooh. “The reputation of a thousand years may be determined by the conduct of one hour.” -Japanese...
by DianneSalerni | Jul 2, 2014 | First Impressions
Garrett Vander Leun is opening First Impressions this month with the first page of COWARDS AND CAPES, a YA novel combining superheroes and real world history. CHAPTER ONE 1984 There are consequences for breaking a supervillain’s window....
by DianneSalerni | Jun 30, 2014 | caged graves, cover, Sara Crowe, The Eighth Day, The Inquisitor's Mark
Yes, my daughter Gabrielle now has a driver’s license. How did that happen? Wasn’t it only last year that she was THIS big? The driver’s license thing happened during my last full week of teaching, so on top of the stress of ending both the...
by DianneSalerni | Jun 26, 2014 | cover, The Inquisitor's Mark
I’ve been chomping at the bit to share this cover, ever since I saw it back in March … Oh! You didn’t think I was sharing it here? Did I give that impression? My bad. 😀 That’s just a teaser. Please click HERE to see...
