Wherever my laptop computer is, that is my office. Sometimes I have a dining room office… Sometimes I have a living room office… And sometimes I have a bedroom office. A traveling office works for me! Read more about Tameka on her website HERE.
Author-In-Residence
Welcome Karen Lynn Williams!
We’re very pleased to welcome Karen Lynn Williams to ReaderKidZ. Karen is the author of many fine books, including several we’ve featured in “Beyond Boundaries” over the past few months. Where do your stories come from? My stories come from everywhere and anywhere. I see and hear stories around me all the time. The ideas… Read more »
Barbara O’Connor, Author-In-Residence
When a magical secret falls off a freight train almost in his backyard in Georgia, adventuresome Owen Jester is ready to make the most of it. And why not? It’s summer, the days are long and lazy, and Owen’s two best friends are ready to help … but are they? How far can lead your friends down… Read more »
Barbara’s Story
I grew up in the South, so my strongest childhood memories revolve around the rich details unique to the people and places of that part of the country. Boiled peanuts. Moonpies. Kudzu vines that grow so thick and fast they gobble up telephone poles and even barns. Steamy summers with asphalt roads that melt and… Read more »
Your Friend, Barbara O’Connor
Dear Reader: I’m glad you’re reading my book THE FANTASTIC SECRET OF OWEN JESTER. When I was your age, one of my favorite things to do was to play in the woods and in creeks. I loved to catch the critters that lived there: salamanders and tadpoles and minnows and crawfish and frogs. One time… Read more »
Special Guest…Author Christina Gonzalez!
In her upper middle grade novel THE RED UMBRELLA, first-time author Christina Gonzalez has written a timely story about political upheavals and how they can affect families. We are glad to welcome her to ReaderKidZ. Read more about Christina and her new book HERE.
The Red Umbrella
In a timely story of political upheaval and the heart-wrenching separation of families which results, THE RED UMBRELLA, by Christina Diaz Gonzalez, tells the story of 14-year-old Lucia and her younger brother, who are sent to live with a foster family in Nebraska by their parents at the beginning of Fidel’s Castro’s revolution. The book is based on a… Read more »
