Here's part three of my 2009 Favorite Books. You can also look at my favorite choices in the first and second part of this blog series. These are the books for kids and teens that resonated with me. I'll also share from a writer's perspective what I learned from this books as well. Here's the third and final batch of books: The Forest of Hands of Teeth by Carrie Ryan I actually had to drop the author a note on how this book gave me nightmares. And for me that is a compliment. Mary … [Read more...]

Here's my part two of 2009 Favorite Books series. You can look at my other favorite choices in the first part. These are the books for kids and teens that resonated with me. I'll also share from a writer's perspective what I learned from the books as well. Here's the second batch of books: Living Dead Girl by Elizabeth Scott Although the subject matter of this book is highly disturbing, Scott gives us a heart-wrenching and haunting portrayal of "Alice," a girl who's been abducted … [Read more...]