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Author Archives: AJ Cattapan
My next book!
Hello, old friends! It’s been over a year since my last blog post. Please forgive my neglect, but I’ve been hard at work on my doctoral program while trying to keep up with the demands of my teaching job–and working … Continue reading
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Tagged book, Catholic books, Catholic schools, Scripture, teaching, writing
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My interview with fellow YA author Stephanie Engelman!
My interview with author Stephanie Engelman recently aired on Shalom World TV and is now available for viewing on YouTube and the Shalom World TV website. For your convenience, I’m sharing it here! If you’ve read Stephanie’s wonderful book A … Continue reading
Posted in Book Reviews, BOOK.eD, Reading, Shalom, TV, young adult
Tagged Shalom, tv, young adult, young adult books
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12 Days of Christmas Giveaways!
I’m participating in a 12 Days of Christmas Giveaways in the Readers & Writers of Clean Youth Fiction Facebook group. Come join me! Join the group here on Facebook so that you can learn about twelve authors of clean fiction … Continue reading
Posted in Middle Grade, Reading, Writing, young adult
Tagged freebies, giveaway, middle grade, young adult
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First episode of my new TV show “BOOK.eD”!
On Thursday, October 20, 2018, the very first episode 0f my (very first ever) TV show aired on Shalom World TV. Shalom World is a Catholic, commercial-free television network that streams all of its shows for free online and on … Continue reading
Posted in Book Reviews, BOOK.eD, Shalom, TV
Tagged book review, Booked, Shalom World TV, television, tv, tv show
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Monday Book Review: Where You Lead by Leslea Wahl
If you’ve been around the blog a while, you know I love a good YA mystery by Leslea Wahl. Today I’m happy to tell you about her latest, Where You Lead. Title: Where You Lead Author: Leslea Wahl Genre: mystery (with a side … Continue reading
Posted in Giveaway, Mysteries, Reading, young adult
Tagged book review, Monday Book Review, mystery, YA books, young adult books
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Monday Book Review: Refugee by Alan Gratz
Today I’m sharing with you one of my favorite reads from my doctorate program studies this summer. If you want a sense of what it’s like to be a refugee (both currently and historically), then check out this book by … Continue reading
Posted in Book Reviews, Historical, young adult
Tagged immigration, Monday Book Review, refugee, young adult
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Monday Book Review: Return to Sender by Julia Alvarez
With recent talk about building a wall between the United States and Mexico, this middle grade novel gives the reader some insight into the hardships some immigrants go through to provide for their families. Title: Return to Sender Author: Julia Alvarez Genre: contemporary … Continue reading
Posted in Book Reviews, Middle Grade
Tagged book review, immigration, middle grade, Monday Book Review
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Monday Book Review: Amina’s Voice by Hena Khan
As I continue to read YA and middle grade books on immigration for my doctorate program this summer, here’s another story that fits the bill. Title: Amina’s Voice Author: Hena Khan Genre: contemporary realistic fiction Age group: middle grade Synopsis: Sixth grader Amina … Continue reading
Monday Book Review: How Dare the Sun Rise by Sandra Uwiringiyimana
This summer I’m reading a bunch of young adult and middle grade books that involve immigrants and refugees as part of my doctorate program. I can’t tell you how exciting it is to be able to read these books as … Continue reading
Posted in Book Reviews, young adult
Tagged book review, Memoir, Monday Book Review, young adult books
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Monday Book Review: One Beautiful Dream by Jennifer Fulwiler
As many of you know, I appear on The Jennifer Fulwiler Show (SiriusXM Channel 129) a few times a year to talk about books for kids and teens. When I was asked by her team to help her launch her … Continue reading
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