Entries by AJ Cattapan

Cover Reveal! The Captive Maiden by Melanie Dickerson

Today I have the pleasure of helping YA author Melanie Dickerson reveal the cover for her upcoming novel The Captive Maiden due out October 22. Isn’t it gorgeous? The Captive Maiden is a re-telling of the Cinderella story. Melanie is one of my fellow American Christian Fiction Writers, so you can be sure this story […]

Monday Book Review: Feathers by Jacqueline Woodson

I had the pleasure of hearing Ms. Woodson speak at the International Reading Association conference in May 2012. She spoke during the young adult literature luncheon, a time for those of us who love YA books to hear one of our favorite authors speak while eating a delicious lunch. Title: Feathers Author: Jacqueline Woodson Genre: historical fiction (1971) […]

Writing Wednesday: Do authors choose their covers?

Yesterday a large box was waiting for me at my door. (Isn’t that an exciting thing to find, ripe with possibilities? What’s inside? Did I order something and forget? Did someone send me something?) Yes, someone did send me something. It’s my advanced author copies of Chicken Soup for the Soul: From Lemons to Lemonade. My story […]

Monday Book Review: Crispin: The Cross of Lead by Avi

This book is on the summer reading list for the incoming seventh graders at my school. The teacher picked it out because the students will be studying medieval England during seventh grade. Title: Crispin: The Cross of Lead Author: Avi Genre: historical fiction Age group: middle grade Synopsis: The year is 1377. A thirteen-year-old boy, known only […]