https://writingya.blogspot.com/2009/09/mid-september-reading-roundup-origami.html?showComment=1253300755494
Finding Wonderland: The WritingYA Weblog (archive): Mid-September Reading Roundup: Origami, Trees,...
1001 Cranes by Naomi Hirahara is one I had on my library request list recently, a middle-grade/younger YA story that focuses on themes of f...
https://writingya.blogspot.com/2007/10/flake-envy.html
Finding Wonderland: The WritingYA Weblog (archive): Flake Envy
MAN, do I wish I were rich. Not only would I use the money to fund chocolate for all the needy chocoholics I know (I'm lookin' to you, BFF B...
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https://writingya.blogspot.com/2008/04/waking-weekend.html?showComment=1208753400000
Finding Wonderland: The WritingYA Weblog (archive): Waking Weekend
Yes, it's early on a weekend morning, but I had to point out this little goodie. Via SF Signal 's daily Tidbits, I discovered that Omnivorac...
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https://writingya.blogspot.com/2011/01/toon-thursday-unnecessarily-triumphant.html
Finding Wonderland: The WritingYA Weblog (archive): Toon Thursday: The Unnecessarily Triumphant...
Weeeee'rrrrre baaaaacccckk....and we're bad. Good bad. Not bad bad. I don't think. Yeah, that felt good. I had some links I was going ...
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https://writingya.blogspot.com/2013/02/waiting-on-wednesday-some-gene-luen.html
Finding Wonderland: The WritingYA Weblog (archive): Waiting on Wednesday: Some GENE LUEN YANG Love
Wait a minute, didn't I say I never do the WAITING ON WEDNESDAY meme? Well, here I am again anyway, because J'ADORE GENE LUEN YANG. Seriou...
https://writingya.blogspot.com/2011/02/things-which-sadden.html
Finding Wonderland: The WritingYA Weblog (archive): Things Which Sadden
Requiescat in pace , Brian Redwall, whom this afternoon the BBC is reporting died , at age 71, of a heart attack. I was never able to get in...
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https://writingya.blogspot.com/2008/08/water-world.html
Finding Wonderland: The WritingYA Weblog (archive): Water World
It's late in the 21st century, and life as we know it has all but disappeared under a rapidly rising ocean. Only scattered civilizations rem...
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https://writingya.blogspot.com/2009/12/
Finding Wonderland: The WritingYA Weblog (archive): December 2009
The old home of WritingYA.com, maintained as an archive for those whose links still point here.
findingwonderlandweblogarchivedecember
https://writingya.blogspot.com/2008/04/borrow-body-and-round-up-some-posts.html?showComment=1209048540000
Finding Wonderland: The WritingYA Weblog (archive): Borrow a Body and Round up Some Posts
I cherish the thoughts of others even more when they clarify thoughts of my own. Thank you for thinking with me and for your faith that I am...
https://writingya.blogspot.com/2007/02/professional-courtesy.html?showComment=1172627940000
Finding Wonderland: The WritingYA Weblog (archive): Professional Courtesy...
I apologize for yet another long silence (except for my comments on TadMack's posts). I have this problem, which is that my writing confiden...
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https://writingya.blogspot.com/2012/02/i-dont-do-history-case-for-historical.html
Finding Wonderland: The WritingYA Weblog (archive): I Don't Do History: The Case For Historical...
Cross-posted at Fiction, Instead of Lies, and kind of a continuation of the response/discussion to the comments on this blog post. Imagine ...
https://writingya.blogspot.com/2009/02/february-24-2005.html?showComment=1235486640000
Finding Wonderland: The WritingYA Weblog (archive): February 24, 2005...
...was the go-live day for WritingYA. We knew exactly ...four people, thought our blog would only be read by our writing group, and most of ...
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https://writingya.blogspot.com/2005/04/
Finding Wonderland: The WritingYA Weblog (archive): April 2005
The old home of WritingYA.com, maintained as an archive for those whose links still point here.
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https://writingya.blogspot.com/2010/12/winter-blog-blast-tour-interview-with_10.html
Finding Wonderland: The WritingYA Weblog (archive): Winter Blog Blast Tour: An Interview with Maria...
It's been a good tour, this week with the Winter Blog Blast. From the humor of Josh Berk, to the immense talent of Uyen Pham we've been fort...
https://writingya.blogspot.com/2008/12/random-notes-and-ramblings.html?showComment=1228976460000
Finding Wonderland: The WritingYA Weblog (archive): Random Notes and Ramblings
The Literacy Evangelist strikes again! Jen is collaborating with some awesome people to create the PBS Parents Children's Book Blog ! Wow. P...
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https://writingya.blogspot.com/2010/02/drooool.html
Finding Wonderland: The WritingYA Weblog (archive): DROOOOL......
We interrupt our regularly scheduled programming to bring you the following library porn (thanks to my mom for the link): For more ultra-dro...
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https://writingya.blogspot.com/2007/11/reminder-all-good-things-must-end.html
Finding Wonderland: The WritingYA Weblog (archive): A Reminder... All Good Things Must End
The Clock is running down... Hard as it is to believe, the auction for Robert's Snow begins THIS WEEK, and the efforts of those of us Bloggi...
https://writingya.blogspot.com/2008/08/monday-maunderings.html
Finding Wonderland: The WritingYA Weblog (archive): Monday Maunderings
I've been closely following Mitali's "Ten Questions," series, which is a list of ten critical questions she encourage readers or filmgoers t...
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https://writingya.blogspot.com/2007/03/thursday-night-news-roundup.html
Finding Wonderland: The WritingYA Weblog (archive): Thursday Night News Roundup
Before I get to the news bits, I just wanted to share a few thoughts (positive, this time, I swear). I just finished reading Markus Zusak's ...
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https://writingya.blogspot.com/2011/11/2011-cybils-witch-song-by-amber-argyle.html
Finding Wonderland: The WritingYA Weblog (archive): 2011 Cybils: Witch Song, by Amber Argyle
In a Cybils crop filled with plenty of dystopia and -- still! -- vampires, this is a fantasy tale in the more traditional vein. It doesn't ...
https://writingya.blogspot.com/2016/07/turning-pages-reads-close-to-famous-by.html
Finding Wonderland: The WritingYA Weblog (archive): Turning Pages Reads: CLOSE TO FAMOUS, by JOAN...
Welcome to another session of Turning Pages! When we talk about comfort reads , we have to mention the works of Joan Bauer. A little off...
https://writingya.blogspot.com/2008/09/tbr3-tale-of-two-cities-ending-first.html
Finding Wonderland: The WritingYA Weblog (archive): TBR3: A Tale of Two Cities - Ending the First...
Another lovely jaunt through the Dickensian countryside of dry, witty lines, but the tone of the novel already grows a bit more dark... Are ...
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https://writingya.blogspot.com/2008/05/2-4-6-8-whom-do-we-appreciate.html
Finding Wonderland: The WritingYA Weblog (archive): 2-4-6-8! Whom Do We Appreciate?
The month of May is made of awesome! Aside from the eventual cessation of rain and the appearance of fields of flowers, the requisite birds ...
https://writingya.blogspot.com/2007/01/obsessions-links-and-news-bits.html
Finding Wonderland: The WritingYA Weblog (archive): Obsessions, Links, and News Bits
Okay, so I was reading TadMack's post below about obsessing over one's signature (which I often do when signing an edition of prints--it get...
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https://writingya.blogspot.com/2011/10/when-she-woke-by-hillary-jordan.html
Finding Wonderland: The WritingYA Weblog (archive): When She Woke, by Hillary Jordan
When She Woke is not a young adult novel (the protagonist, Hannah Payne, is 25), but it will definitely cross over. Many teens, after readi...
https://writingya.blogspot.com/2007/05/sliding-out-of-control.html
Finding Wonderland: The WritingYA Weblog (archive): Sliding Out of Control
Eddie Proffit is having one hell of a year, no mistake. First, his dad is killed in a freak accident at work. Eddie's ...seriously messed u...
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https://writingya.blogspot.com/2006/09/
Finding Wonderland: The WritingYA Weblog (archive): September 2006
The old home of WritingYA.com, maintained as an archive for those whose links still point here.
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https://writingya.blogspot.com/2013/08/guest-posts-and-other-links-of-note.html?showComment=1377212063567
Finding Wonderland: The WritingYA Weblog (archive): Guest Posts, and Other Links of Note
It seems to be Guest Post Season, or something. We've got Tony Cliff--author of the new and adventuresome and visually stunning graphic nove...
https://writingya.blogspot.com/2013/03/turning-pages-saving-planet-stuff-by.html
Finding Wonderland: The WritingYA Weblog (archive): Turning Pages: Saving The Planet & Stuff, by...
It was amusingly ridiculous, the trouble it took to get a copy of this book. First, I thought I'd already reviewed it, years ago. Turns out ...
https://writingya.blogspot.com/2009/09/youre-free-to-hate-book-just-let-me.html
Finding Wonderland: The WritingYA Weblog (archive): You're Free to Hate the Book. Just Let ME Read...
HAPPY BANNED BOOKS WEEK
https://writingya.blogspot.com/2011/12/2011-cybils-false-princess-by-eilis.html?showComment=1325247676235
Finding Wonderland: The WritingYA Weblog (archive): 2011 Cybils: The False Princess, by Eilis O'Neal
One of the great joys of the Cybs is discovering that rare new book which hasn't gotten on everyone's radar yet. Other than a fab review fr...
https://writingya.blogspot.com/2010/01/turning-pages-pow-superheroines-debut.html?showComment=1264692550582
Finding Wonderland: The WritingYA Weblog (archive): Turning Pages - POW! A Superheroine's Debut
"It's one of those unexpected gift moments, like looking up and finding a mirror right in front of you, and instead of food in your teeth or...
https://writingya.blogspot.com/2008/08/pratchett-meyers-and-more.html?showComment=1219211280000
Finding Wonderland: The WritingYA Weblog (archive): Pratchett & Meyers and More
The minute I sit down to write a quick post, the DHL guy is here with a copy editing package. Read this as I wrote it -- full speed ahead, t...
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https://writingya.blogspot.com/2012/03/happy-314.html?showComment=1332090620144
Finding Wonderland: The WritingYA Weblog (archive): Happy 3.14
Pi. It's what's for breakfast. (I wish. Unfortunately, it would mean making a crust, and I really have revisions to do before TOMORROW. Tech...
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https://writingya.blogspot.com/2008/05/psst-another-stolen-moment.html
Finding Wonderland: The WritingYA Weblog (archive): Psst. Another stolen moment...
...to say, "Check out Minh's really cool save the date' invites." He's allegedly helping with his DIY wedding , thus excusing himself for ...
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https://writingya.blogspot.com/2011/12/2011-cybils-tyger-tyger-by-kersten.html
Finding Wonderland: The WritingYA Weblog (archive): 2011 Cybils: Tyger, Tyger, by Kersten Hamilton
An Irish character named Teagan, which is my favorite Irish name? Check. High fantasy? Check. Strange new worlds? Check. Strong female chara...
https://writingya.blogspot.com/2007/10/bits-and-pieces-few-markets-little-news.html
Finding Wonderland: The WritingYA Weblog (archive): Bits and Pieces - A Few Markets, A Little News
So, with all the random Amazon.com trips I've been making to double-check book titles and ISBNs for the Cybils , I randomly ran across a new...
https://writingya.blogspot.com/2008/07/lazy-weekend-links.html
Finding Wonderland: The WritingYA Weblog (archive): Lazy Weekend Links
Via Kiki Strike , a seriously cool idea hitting gumball machines in Manhattan. Ideas. Plus a $.25 refund. Cover to Cover this week tackle...
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https://writingya.blogspot.com/2016/10/
Finding Wonderland: The WritingYA Weblog (archive): October 2016
The old home of WritingYA.com, maintained as an archive for those whose links still point here.
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https://writingya.blogspot.com/2017/02/surveying-stories-reflections-on.html?showComment=1486174014105
Finding Wonderland: The WritingYA Weblog (archive): Surveying Stories: Reflections on Emotional...
There are so many things which have been happening in the last several years (days!?) which have deserved our emotions. As a person of colo...
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https://writingya.blogspot.com/2007/07/poetry-friday-hope-glory-51st-dream.html?showComment=1184959020000
Finding Wonderland: The WritingYA Weblog (archive): Poetry Friday: Hope & Glory - the 51st (dream)...
Today, Poetry Friday is hosted at NYC Teacher's place, and the topics are wide, far ranging -- and original and beautiful and thought-prov...
https://writingya.blogspot.com/2009/12/multicultural-kidslit-put-your-money.html
Finding Wonderland: The WritingYA Weblog (archive): Multicultural SFF? Put Your Money Where Your...
Via SF Signal -- Oh, here's a project that is so close to my heart. Aquafortis mentioned it to our writing group on Tuesday, and I've just ...
https://writingya.blogspot.com/2006/10/florid-of-complexion-dull-of-hair.html
Finding Wonderland: The WritingYA Weblog (archive): Florid of complexion, dull of hair
In an interview with Fairest author Gail Carson Levine , she relates the trouble she had writing Fairest , and discusses the book. Well wort...
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https://writingya.blogspot.com/2007/12/poetry-friday-because-sylvia-plath.html
Finding Wonderland: The WritingYA Weblog (archive): Poetry Friday: Because Sylvia Plath Doesn't...
Black Rook in Rainy Weather On the stiff twig up there Hunches a wet black rook Arranging and rearranging its feathers in the rain. I do not...
https://writingya.blogspot.com/2015/02/i-was-first-time-writer-so-i-did-as-i.html
Finding Wonderland: The WritingYA Weblog (archive): "I was a first-time writer, so I did as I was...
Oh, my word, THANK YOU , Ms. Harper Lee, for holding onto your work, despite your editor telling you to rewrite Scout's story a different wa...
https://writingya.blogspot.com/2008/04/toon-thursday-stages-of-rejection-5.html
Finding Wonderland: The WritingYA Weblog (archive): Toon Thursday: Stages of Rejection #5
Yes, our intrepid writer has ventured out of the house! The recovery process is well and truly underway. As you can see, this also marks th...
https://writingya.blogspot.com/2008/06/round-blogosphere.html?showComment=1213466460000
Finding Wonderland: The WritingYA Weblog (archive): Shopping, Politics and Joyriding
There should be a sonic boom (or an ultrasonic tango?) around Berkeley sometime today as A. Fortis and I get together and exchange a ton of ...
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https://writingya.blogspot.com/2008/05/ring-around-blogosphere.html?showComment=1211978520000
Finding Wonderland: The WritingYA Weblog (archive): Ring Around the Blogosphere
My good people, don't make MotherReader track you down! The June 6-8 48 Hour Book Challenge is only a breath away now. Having trouble decid...
findingwonderlandweblogarchivering
https://writingya.blogspot.com/2009/04/help-kidlitosphere-librarian.html?showComment=1241204820000
Finding Wonderland: The WritingYA Weblog (archive): Help a Kidlitosphere Librarian
If you went to the Kidlitosphere Conference this past fall, perhaps you were fortunate, as I was, to meet the lovely Bridget Zinn --a YA lib...
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https://writingya.blogspot.com/2008/11/fangs-and-fire.html
Finding Wonderland: The WritingYA Weblog (archive): Fangs and Fire
Ratha's Creature: The First Book of the Named by Clare Bell What's in a name? Curious cub Ratha thinks she knows; having a Name means havin...
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https://writingya.blogspot.com/2008/01/okay-okay-after-this-i-really-am-going.html
Finding Wonderland: The WritingYA Weblog (archive): Okay, okay, after this, I really am going to...
A couple of news bytes that stood out to me: ...18-year-old Cassandra Carter, who rose to fame at 14 as a young author is putting off colle...
https://writingya.blogspot.com/2008/04/wicked-cool-mystery-pssst-whodunnit.html
Finding Wonderland: The WritingYA Weblog (archive): Wicked Cool Mystery: Pssst! Whodunnit?
"Wherefore Art Thou, Teen Detectives?" was Colleen's plaintive query recently at Chasing Ray . It's a good question, actually. Where are t...
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https://writingya.blogspot.com/2006/12/
Finding Wonderland: The WritingYA Weblog (archive): December 2006
The old home of WritingYA.com, maintained as an archive for those whose links still point here.
findingwonderlandweblogarchivedecember
https://writingya.blogspot.com/2005/10/monday-scattershot.html
Finding Wonderland: The WritingYA Weblog (archive): Monday Scattershot
It's only days away - the October 31 deadline for the SmartWriters.com short story contest . Just a $10 per entry fee gives you the chance ...
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https://writingya.blogspot.com/2010/07/
Finding Wonderland: The WritingYA Weblog (archive): July 2010
The old home of WritingYA.com, maintained as an archive for those whose links still point here.
findingwonderlandweblogarchivejuly
https://writingya.blogspot.com/2006/03/monday-musings.html
Finding Wonderland: The WritingYA Weblog (archive): Monday Musings
The oddest things occasionally drift past as flotsam and snag on a twig of memory in my brain. I was retrieving something from a friend's ho...
findingwonderlandweblogarchivemonday
https://writingya.blogspot.com/2013/12/cybils-review-namesake-by-sue-macleod.html
Finding Wonderland: The WritingYA Weblog (archive): CYBILS REVIEW: Namesake, by Sue MacLeod
This book is a 2013 Cybils YA Speculative Fiction nominee. Unlike a lot of other people, I don't actually like time travel novels. I thin...
https://writingya.blogspot.com/2013/01/on-first-page-of-end-of-despair.html
Finding Wonderland: The WritingYA Weblog (archive): "On the first page of the end of despair..."
What would it mean to live in a city whose people were changing each other's despair into hope? -- You yourself must change it. -- wh...
https://writingya.blogspot.com/2011/06/broken-promises-and-sorry-excuses.html
Finding Wonderland: The WritingYA Weblog (archive): Broken Promises and Sorry Excuses
Right. Remember two weeks ago , when I swore up and down that I'd post a brand-new Toon Thursday? Um, yeah. No. It's not happening. Why not?...
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https://writingya.blogspot.com/2008/02/poetry-friday-sleepy-sleepy-sleepy.html
Finding Wonderland: The WritingYA Weblog (archive): Poetry Friday: Sleepy, Sleepy, Sleepy...
One terrible weekend when I was nine, I met a strange boy at the beach who walked up to me, said hello, and proceeded to make bad jokes. He ...
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https://writingya.blogspot.com/2007/12/bit-of-sci-fifantasy-news.html
Finding Wonderland: The WritingYA Weblog (archive): A Bit of Sci-Fi/Fantasy news
The political spectrum lately is filled with people espousing beliefs -- Whatever your creed or position, you've got to love Robert Heinlen'...
a bit of
https://writingya.blogspot.com/2007/10/roberts-snow-blogging-for-cure-day-four.html
Finding Wonderland: The WritingYA Weblog (archive): Robert's Snow: Blogging for the Cure, Day Four
Don't forget to check out the featured snowflake schedule for today at Seven Impossible Things Before Breakfast , including the cutest littl...
https://writingya.blogspot.com/2007/07/poetry-friday-progress.html
Finding Wonderland: The WritingYA Weblog (archive): Poetry Friday: A Moment
David Budhill is a hermit, a Zen poet, a playwright, YA author, essayist and lecturer; a musician, a scholar, and a dove in a world of hawk...
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https://writingya.blogspot.com/2007/11/shades-of-gray.html?showComment=1196447580000
Finding Wonderland: The WritingYA Weblog (archive): Poetry Friday: Shades of Gray
Youth and age. Big and Small. Black and White. Heavy and Light. The opposing ends of any given spectrum become obvious to us early on, as th...
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https://writingya.blogspot.com/2005/10/new-voices-in-short-stories.html?showComment=1129096500000
Finding Wonderland: The WritingYA Weblog (archive): New Voices in Short Stories
It occured to me, after musing away on short stories the other day, to wonder why there aren't more anthologies and prizes celebrating the b...
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https://writingya.blogspot.com/2009/01/back-in-uss-no-wait-uk.html?showComment=1231948800000
Finding Wonderland: The WritingYA Weblog (archive): Back in the U.S.S.... no, wait. UK...
I'm baaaaack! The most stressful wrangling with the UK embassy is over, and we made it back to Glasgow, just in time for the skies to open a...
https://writingya.blogspot.com/2006/12/starlet-power.html
Finding Wonderland: The WritingYA Weblog (archive): Starlet Power
This book is a 2006 Cybil Award Nominee for YA Fiction. Morgan Carter has stepped away from the blazing lights of celebrity and is living t...
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https://writingya.blogspot.com/2007/03/more-media-madness-conference-chat.html
Finding Wonderland: The WritingYA Weblog (archive): More Media Madness & Conference Chat
I realize this proves I spend a lot of time listening to the radio and watching television instead of undertaking actual productive activity...
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https://writingya.blogspot.com/2006/06/summer-read-sheep-girl-makes-good.html
Finding Wonderland: The WritingYA Weblog (archive): A SUMMER READ: Sheep Girl Makes Good
There's nothing like getting into a good fantasy, and since Giannine's cruddy father at least has the decency to have his secretary ask her ...
https://writingya.blogspot.com/2007/04/just-so-you-know.html
Finding Wonderland: The WritingYA Weblog (archive): Just so you know...
... "I Aten't Dead" , good people, just a tad overwhelmed! I'm editing, avoiding finishing a manuscript despite the May 4 deadline I've bee...
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https://writingya.blogspot.com/2014/09/color-me-excited-its-cybils-season-again.html
Finding Wonderland: The WritingYA Weblog (archive): Color Me Excited--It's Cybils Season Again!
I just wanted to make sure you all know that Cybils Awards judging panels will be announced this week--Wednesday, to be exact! It's alway...
https://writingya.blogspot.com/2009/06/two-from-01.html?showComment=1246038695523
Finding Wonderland: The WritingYA Weblog (archive): Two from :01
One collaboration, one first chapter; one written by Asian-Americans, one written in Korea. The latest YA offerings from First Second are a...
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https://writingya.blogspot.com/2007/11/lolita-pippi-bridge-too-far.html
Finding Wonderland: The WritingYA Weblog (archive): The Lolita Pippi: A Bridge Too Far
We kvetched earlier this year about Paddington being commercialized and other characters being cheapened by overexposure, but this one take...
https://writingya.blogspot.com/2018/02/cybils-award-announcement.html
Finding Wonderland: The WritingYA Weblog (archive): CYBILS AWARD ANNOUNCEMENT
Congratulations to all of the winners! We're especially thrilled about... Elementary/Middle Grade Speculative Fiction : THE DRAGON WITH THE...
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https://writingya.blogspot.com/2012/09/blog-tour-repost-other-normals.html
Finding Wonderland: The WritingYA Weblog (archive): Blog Tour Repost: THE OTHER NORMALS
We've talked about role-playing games, or RPG and now we've segued into chatting about a gamer book by Ned Vizzini. This is a review repost...
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https://writingya.blogspot.com/2016/04/happy-national-poetry-month-2016.html
Finding Wonderland: The WritingYA Weblog (archive): Happy National Poetry Month 2016!
Hey, everyone, it's... You can grab that logo there, and find tons of cool ideas for celebrating poetry , on the Academy of American Poet...
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https://writingya.blogspot.com/2008/10/behind-facade-paper-towns.html
Finding Wonderland: The WritingYA Weblog (archive): Behind the Facade: Paper Towns
Margo Roth Spiegelman: Runaway. Daredevil. Legend. And Quentin Jacobsen--classmate, neighbor, geek-at-large--is in love with her. Sure, they...
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https://writingya.blogspot.com/2006/04/
Finding Wonderland: The WritingYA Weblog (archive): April 2006
The old home of WritingYA.com, maintained as an archive for those whose links still point here.
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https://writingya.blogspot.com/2009/05/reviews-roundup-aka-my-library-books.html
Finding Wonderland: The WritingYA Weblog (archive): Reviews Roundup (aka My Library Books Are Due...
I did the Bad Thing of devouring a whole load of books without doing writeups in between like I should, so here I am left with a short stack...
https://writingya.blogspot.com/2013/05/nominations-are-open.html
Finding Wonderland: The WritingYA Weblog (archive): Nominations Are Open...
The Harlem Book Fair , televised annually by C-Span's BookTV and attended by thousands, will be held this year July 19-20, in, New York - Ha...
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https://writingya.blogspot.com/2007/07/poetry-friday-missing.html
Finding Wonderland: The WritingYA Weblog (archive): Poetry Friday: Missing
At times, poetry details the transitory nature of the world. Separation Your absence has gone through me Like thread through a needle. Ever...
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https://writingya.blogspot.com/2008/12/reading-and-you.html?showComment=1228241100000
Finding Wonderland: The WritingYA Weblog (archive): Reading and You
A Happy and frosty cold first of December to you, people! November in Glasgow ended on a self-congratulatory note, as the temperature droppe...
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https://writingya.blogspot.com/2006/12/way-of-warrior.html
Finding Wonderland: The WritingYA Weblog (archive): The Way of the Warrior
This book is a 2006 Cybil Award Nominee for YA Fiction, Halfdan is the son of a thrall and a 9th century Danish clan chieftan, Hrorick, and...
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https://writingya.blogspot.com/2009/07/ala-oops-bitterblue-andsquids.html
Finding Wonderland: The WritingYA Weblog (archive): An ALA Oops, Bitterblue, and...Squids?
The ALA Conference this year has brought us many fine things: the music video . The news that the Best Books for Young Adults is still aliv...
https://writingya.blogspot.com/2007/07/caught-and-questioned.html
Finding Wonderland: The WritingYA Weblog (archive): Caught and Questioned
I've been caught in the headlights by the Impossible Duo; expect to hear from the more artistic half of OUR duo next week. Meanwhile, it's ...
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https://writingya.blogspot.com/2006/06/what-is-it-with-dragons-and-maidens.html
Finding Wonderland: The WritingYA Weblog (archive): What is it with dragons and maidens, anyway?
Probably the funniest thing about Vivian Vande Velde's quick-paced novel, Dragon's Bait is the idea that dragons aren't really all that in...
https://writingya.blogspot.com/2008/12/on-dizzy-on-dumpy-on-groggy-and-grumpy.html?showComment=1230127500000
Finding Wonderland: The WritingYA Weblog (archive): On, Dizzy, On, Dumpy! On, Groggy and Grumpy!
Did I just hear the Grinch's reindeer? The Festival of Festivus wheezes and moans its way into the world 'o' blogs today. Billed as the "ho...
https://writingya.blogspot.com/2013/05/thursday-review-short-seller-by-elissa.html
Finding Wonderland: The WritingYA Weblog (archive): Thursday Review: THE SHORT SELLER by Elissa...
Reader Gut Reaction : Elissa Brent Weissman's earlier novel Nerd Camp won the 2011 Cybils Award for Middle Grade Fiction, so although I ...
https://writingya.blogspot.com/2008/04/poets-audience-and-denim.html?showComment=1207176480000
Finding Wonderland: The WritingYA Weblog (archive): Poets, Audience and ...Denim.
Huzzah! Poetry People everywhere are celebrating National Poetry Month . More celebratory than most are Gregory K. from GottaBook who has ...
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https://writingya.blogspot.com/2011/06/monday-review-anyas-ghost-by-vera.html
Finding Wonderland: The WritingYA Weblog (archive): Monday Review: ANYA'S GHOST by Vera Brosgol
Dear FCC: I received a review copy of this book from the publisher, First Second. What if you made friends with a ghost and she turns out...
https://writingya.blogspot.com/2008/11/toon-thursday-that-elusive-spark.html
Finding Wonderland: The WritingYA Weblog (archive): Toon Thursday: That Elusive Spark...
Well, we are officially about 2 weeks into National Novel Writing Month and I'm a) woefully behind, and b) embarrassed at the poor-quality d...
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https://writingya.blogspot.com/2017/10/
Finding Wonderland: The WritingYA Weblog (archive): October 2017
The old home of WritingYA.com, maintained as an archive for those whose links still point here.
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https://writingya.blogspot.com/2007/09/toon-thursdayand-contest.html
Finding Wonderland: The WritingYA Weblog (archive): Toon Thursday...and CONTEST
Okay, so we are having our first CONTEST here on Finding Wonderland! It is not an incredibly exciting contest, and I just came up with it fi...
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https://writingya.blogspot.com/2011/05/book-fair-winds-down-have-you-donated.html
Finding Wonderland: The WritingYA Weblog (archive): Book Fair Winds Down--Have You Donated Yet?
The Guys Lit Wire Book Fair for Ballou Sr. High School in Washington, D.C. is winding to a close this week, but there's still time to donat...
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Finding Wonderland: The WritingYA Weblog (archive): Horn Book called it 'Interview with a Vampire...
It was just a trip to the Laundromat. It shouldn't have almost gotten her killed. When 16-year-old Kerry goes to the laundry to pick up her ...
https://writingya.blogspot.com/2011/10/monday-review-cloud-roads-by-martha.html?showComment=1321937490082
Finding Wonderland: The WritingYA Weblog (archive): Monday Review: THE CLOUD ROADS by Martha Wells
Reader Gut Reaction : I wasn't familiar with SFF author Martha Wells, but I was intrigued by the refreshing premise of her YA fantasy novel ...
https://writingya.blogspot.com/2011/01/monday-middle-grade-magic.html?showComment=1294098012752
Finding Wonderland: The WritingYA Weblog (archive): Monday Middle-Grade Magic
Parts of these reviews were initially posted to Goodreads. (Yes, I'm plagiarizing myself.) And--this kicks off a new format for writing revi...
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https://writingya.blogspot.com/2009/01/kung-hey-fat-choigong-hoy-fat-choigong.html?showComment=1233208200000
Finding Wonderland: The WritingYA Weblog (archive): Kung Hey Fat Choi...Gong Hoy Fat Choi...Gong Xi...
Graphic courtesy of the Chinese horoscope site . Welcome to The Year of the Ox! I still maintain that having two New Year celebrations is t...
https://writingya.blogspot.com/2006/03/kevin-brooks-gray-rainy-world-our-100th.html
Finding Wonderland: The WritingYA Weblog (archive): Kevin Brooks' Gray Rainy World (Our 100th Post!)
I don't know what it is, but every Kevin Brooks novel I've read has left me feeling more than vaguely disturbed. The man messes with the mi...
https://writingya.blogspot.com/2010/01/turning-pages-pow-superheroines-debut.html?showComment=1264792167812
Finding Wonderland: The WritingYA Weblog (archive): Turning Pages - POW! A Superheroine's Debut
"It's one of those unexpected gift moments, like looking up and finding a mirror right in front of you, and instead of food in your teeth or...