Everything I learned about myself: I learned in middle school. Yes, that’s right, Middle School. I know it sounds crazy, but it is SALTWATER TAFFY. If you have ever been sick, injured or suffered through a battle of being super-duper bummed out (adults refer to this as being depressed), you know there’s nothing more important […]
MIDDLE GRADE DREAMS: Where Is Your Heart Compass? You middle grade dreams begin with something I like to call the heart compass. The heart compass is that still, small voice that speaks to us during the quiet moments of our lives…IF…we are open and available to HEAR the message upon arrival. This is what I […]
MIDDLE GRADE FICTION: Thought-watching, not Clock-watching Middle Grade Fiction is one of my favorite posting headlines because sometimes, your thoughts as middle school students are simply fictional fantasies. By fiction, I mean when you think about what you CAN’T do more than you think about what you CAN do. Our MIDDLE GRADE years are filled […]
MIDDLE GRADE FICTION: “I Got a New Pair of Shoes” This middle grade fiction post is about that new pair of shoes you just bought. I mean, what is it about a new pair of shoes that can make us feel so amazing? The minute you lace ‘em up, you feel as if you […]
MIDDLE GRADE FICTION: Bang, Bang, YOU’RE DEAD Middle grade fiction, middle grade students, and middle grade literacy is the reason I became a children’s book author in the first place. The problem I have is all the violence we are feeding our middle grade children. Over the weekend, my wife and I walked into a […]