Thanks so much for considering my submission for the Kids’ Book Author of the Week at GrandMagazine. Pam Ehrenberg’s first young adult novel, Ethan, Suspended, has recently come out in
Eleven-year-old Zoe feels invisible at school. That is, to everyone but the weird new kid, Lucas, who thinks Zoe is a code-reading genius. She reads a single cipher in his
The best in children’s literature, selected by Jim Whiting. Joe Garces I am a professional firefighter for the City of Oxnard in Southern California. I have been a firefighter since
Loukoumi, the fluffy, cuddly lamb, returns this fall with Loukoumis Gift, the fourth title in the award winning series of illustrated books by Nick Katsoris for children 4-8. This iParenting
The best in children’s literature, selected by Jim Whiting. SAUNDRA MITCHELL My book, Shadowed Summer, would be an ideal book for grandparents to share because it’s honest, but it’s not
Violet Ambrose is grappling with two major issues: Jay Heaton and her morbid secret ability. While the sixteen-year-old is confused by her new feelings for her best friend since childhood,
With the neighborhood witch out to get them, three friends will do just about anything to avoid her in The Pizza Gang: Facing the Witch. Trying to stay out of
Welcome to the summer of passion. For seventeen-year-old Jory Michaels, that means three sun-and-fun filled months of spending time with her best friends, obsessing over her crush, trying to find
Hope for Haiti is a beautiful book that kids and parents, grandparents can enjoy, but one that also generates focus on the continued support of Haiti, and through the sales
Nubs, an Iraqi dog of war who had no name and no person to call his own, sets out on an incredible journey to rejoin his only friend, Major Brian
The best in children’s literature, selected by Jim Whiting. Jenny Moss Jenny Moss is a former NASA engineer. She earned a master’s degree in literature and taught writing as an
The best in children’s literature, selected by Jim Whiting. Julie Swanson Julie A. Swanson grew up in northern Michigan, the setting for Going for the Record. She currently lives with
KRISTY DEMPSEY: ME WITH YOU is the perfect book to remind grandparents and grandchildren how unique they are individually and as a pair. We’re a pair beyond compare, a rare
Eleven-year-old Poppy Ray longs to be a veterinarian, but she’s never had a pet. This summer, she’s going to spend a month with her uncle Sanjay, veterinarian and owner of
Laura Purdie Salas Stampede! Poems to Celebrate the Wild Side of School These 18 funny and imaginative poems observe students in their natural habitat and reveal their unusual behavior, crazy
You can almost smell the sweet and salty stadium fare and hear the echoing roar of the crowd when you read She Loved Baseball: The Effa Manley Story. But this
The best in children’s literature, selected by Jim Whiting. Carmella Van Vleet I am a former teacher who has been writing full-time for the last ten years. History wasn’t my
Out of This World offers grandparents the opportunity to change the way they and their grandchildren view the night sky and what might be “out there.” We’re in the midst
Many of the world’s 2.2 billion children face life-threatening challenges. War, human trafficking, discrimination, and disparities in income present obstacles to fulfilling basic human needs. David J. Smith, a leader
The best in children’s literature, selected by Jim Whiting. Royce Buckingham Royce Buckingham grew up in Richland, Washington dreaming of writing fantasy stories. He obtained an English degree from Whitman