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MIDDLE GRADE FICTION: Dreams & Doubts

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Middle Grade Fiction

MIDDLE GRADE FICTION: Dreams & Doubts

The term Middle Grade Fiction is not only a genre for children’s books, but an idea of how a thought can be a work of fiction sometimes.

When I first thought about this post for Saltwater Taffy, I gave it the title: “Dreams VS. Doubts.”  Then, I realized the topic is NOT a battle, but a choice.  When you battle something, you give power to the other side, which is why we now have a title of MIDDLE GRADE FICTION: DREAMS & DOUBTS.  Doubts had nothing to do with capturing my dream of writing my book Saltwater Taffy.  I simply made the CHOICE to tell the story no matter what.  That’s the dream — doing what it takes to finish something — the desire to do it NO MATTER WHAT. Read more

MIDDLE GRADE FICTION: The Giveaway Continues

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Middle grade fictionMIDDLE GRADE FICTION:

The middle grade fiction giveaway continues.  With the help of a great friend, the Saltwater Taffy continues to find its way into the hands of homeless children this holiday season.  Beyond Shelter is a non-profit organization in Los Angeles that combats poverty and homelessness among families with children.

If you would like to help Beyond Shelter, you can visit their website or call Ofer Raveh (323) 445-7322.  Always remember, each moment is another opportunity to make a difference in someone else’s life…especially a child’s life!

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Saltwater Taffy has been endorsed by 12 Teachers of the Year around the country and is rapidly becoming a children’s book club favorite.  You can find the book at any bookstore on the planet as well as upload a copy to your favorite eBook Reader.

 

 

SNOWBALL EXPRESS GIVEAWAY

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GarySNOWBALL EXPRESS GIVEAWAY WITH GARY SINISE

The Snowball Express is an amazing event for children every holiday season.  Today we loaded up 1000 copies of Saltwater Taffy onto a plane for the children of fallen American heros in the war.  This wonderful program came through our friend Gary Sinese from CSI: New York.  I think each and every one of us has had a bad day here or there, but can you imagine what it must feel like to learn that you’ve lost a parent in the war?  Hopefully this holiday season, Saltwater Taffy will bring a smile to the 1000 children in Dallas tonight for the Snowball Express Gala.  Please visit their site and help however you can.

 

MIDDLE GRADE FICTION: THE BIG GIVEAWAY

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Saltwater Taffy’s middle grade fiction book giveaway now underway!  I have 2500 books loaded into an RV and close to 400 miles to go.  Oh, and did I tell you that it’s 17 degrees every single morning in the south.

On the middle grade fiction adventure, I was able to hit 4 Boys & Girls Clubs…the Headquarters for Big Brother/Big Sister of Middle Tennessee…mailed 2 boxes to Harlem Children’s Zone and SEED of Washington D.C.…Tennessee School for the Deaf…3 area Middle Schools…a Children’s Hospital…and the United Way of Tennessee (who are going to feature the book as their Education Program in January)….you can say that I’m about to drop, but many lives have been touched.  Here are some photos from the road and the wonderful experience of giving.

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MIDDLE GRADE READING: Bad Habit Thinking

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Bad habit thinkingMIDDLE GRADE READING: Bad Habit Thinking

Bad habit thinking can become a bad habit that follows us into our adult lives.  If allowed, a single middle grade thought can trip…you…out.  During the formidable years of middle school, life is stuck on hyper-speed and everything seems to be a matter of life or death.  IT…IS…NOT.  Middle grade years have the ability of becoming some of the best years of our lives if we keep the mental playground free of limiting thought patterns, otherwise known as

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