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Karen Lee Hallam : 2015-06-07

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Young Adult and Middle Grade Author. Tuesday, June 9, 2015. A Tiger In The Jungle. King Tacho hanging out with me in my new office. Links to this post. Monday, June 8, 2015. MG Book Review: Anywhere But Paradise by Anne Bustard. My rating: 4 of 5 stars. I won Anywhere But Paradise in a giveaway, and thoroughly enjoyed reading this historical middle-grade book. Thanks, Egmont! She misses her understanding grandparents, her home in Texas, and worst of all, her cat has to stay in quarantine for 120 days!

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Karen Lee Hallam : 2015-05-31

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Young Adult and Middle Grade Author. Monday, June 1, 2015. This year I attended first Book Expo of America. And IT. WAS. AWESOME. I began my day meeting my editor, of Leap Books, Judith Graves, in the cafeteria. Informal and splendid, I've learned that I must have one of the coolest editors out there. She’s multi-talented, wise and plays guitar! Both of us, musicians and writers, we connected like a 3/4-time signature, storytellers through and through. Even Thoreau was a musician. Until Next year BEA!

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Karen Lee Hallam : 2015-05-03

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Young Adult and Middle Grade Author. Friday, May 8, 2015. How (my) Home Renovations Are Like Book Revisions. As I bent over for the hundredth time to reorganize, either the kitchen or the living room this week, I began to realize that the constant going over was quite like revisions. Dead tired, I thought, what am I learning from this? This had gone on for over a month, with one handyman making his way through our apartment, after a sub-zero winter left us with a steam pipe break and nearly collapsed wall.

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Karen Lee Hallam : 2015-08-02

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Young Adult and Middle Grade Author. Wednesday, August 5, 2015. How can authors writing MG or YA reach readers in this budding electronic age? Out for a bike ride with my sons in NYC. Notice the electronic device . SMH. So how do we reach our readers? Most middle-grade books have gatekeepers: parents, teachers, and librarians. They do a great job. Just make sure your book is PG if you want their approval. But as our children grow, stretching their boundaries what are their eyes glued to? From plants grow...

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Karen Lee Hallam : 2015-04-19

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Young Adult and Middle Grade Author. Monday, April 20, 2015. Book Review: The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: Young Readers Edition by William Kamkwamba. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: Young Readers Edition. My rating: 5 of 5 stars. This is the story of a young adult, who out of necessity searches for a way to bring electricity to his family, in the small village of Malawi, Africa. 8220;No one seemed to have the answers, so I set out to find them on my own.”. When last year’s harvest never came, the s...

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Karen Lee Hallam : 2014-12-14

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Young Adult and Middle Grade Author. Wednesday, December 17, 2014. A Watercolor in Stages. I'll get back to singing and writing tunes. It's a part of who I am. I practice my vocal exercises every day, and I try and paint on the weekends. When my kids (teens) allow me have the apartment for a few hours. Oh, and yes, I need a studio. If you know of one in NYC, that's not too pricey, please leave a comment. Pencil (i don't usually ). I like this stage, when it's a little raw. Went with this expression.

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Karen Lee Hallam : 2015-03-15

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Young Adult and Middle Grade Author. Saturday, March 21, 2015. Just because . . . this is where I'm going in my head. YA Suspense. #TheUnmovingSky. Links to this post. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Books that represent our lives. Isn’t this what most of us want? 160; Children need to be represented in books so they don’t feel alone. What if there’s no one around in . A Novella $1.99 Nook Kindle iTunes. Readers 12 an up! Pub: Leap Books, Shine. Goodreads reviews The Unmoving Sky. YA Thriller May 16, 2016.

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Karen Lee Hallam : 2015-02-08

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Young Adult and Middle Grade Author. Thursday, February 12, 2015. YA Book Review: Blackfin Sky by Kat Ellis. My rating: 4 of 5 stars. The start of this book begins with a spirited weathervane with a view, and a voice, lulling you into the world that is Blackfin, a town where everyone is a little different, or flat out strange. As pieces of the last three months return to Sky, she wrestles with her part in it. Where did she go the night of her birthday after she ran from Sean’s kiss? View all my reviews.

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Karen Lee Hallam : 2015-06-28

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Young Adult and Middle Grade Author. Friday, July 3, 2015. The Full Moon Affect. Did you enjoy the full moon on July 1? Wonderful, because we have two full moons this month, otherwise known as a Blue Moon, and the next is on the 31. Apparently this hasn’t happened since August 2012. Well, Ok…. This time I will be prepared. Am Yes, it’s the start of. I already know from friends and family that a hospital’s ER becomes a mess of activity, and police friends agree that the full moon brings out people&#...