Guest Post: Melanie Siebert on why she wrote Heads Up
Growing up, I didn’t know much about mental health. We never even used those words in my small town.
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A Spooky Q&A with Jeff Szpirglas
Happy Halloween, Orca readers! To celebrate the scariest holiday of the year, we asked Jeff Szpirglas, the author of the spooky story collection Tales From Beyond the Brain, to tell us a bit about his experiences writing horror for young readers.
Author Feature: Ann Eriksson
We’re all connected to the ocean, and the ocean to us. The ocean provides half the oxygen we breathe; it feeds us, creates our weather and provides us with water. But we haven’t been as kind to the ocean in return. The problems are many: pollution, overfishing, rising seas and …
Author Feature: Alison Hughes
Hide and Shriek: When Emily, Tess, Cam and Dylan decide to ignore the new town curfew during their Friday-night game of hide-and-seek, they get more than they bargained for. Down by the river, they witness a shady deal go down involving some criminal types who recently moved into their neighborhood. …
Author Feature: Deb Loughead
Bridgewood is having one of the hottest summers on record. Despite the strict fire ban, fires keep breaking out, and it’s starting to look like arson. Dylan O’Connor, as usual, is right in the thick of things, and his friend Eliot is questioned as a suspect. Dylan doesn’t think Eliot …
Author Feature: Jocelyn Shipley
Raw Talent: Fourteen-year-old Paisley loves to sing. She dreams of being a pop star just like her idol, Denzi, who also grew up in the small town of Stonehill. The problem is, Paisley suffers from severe stage fright. She can only sing in private. When word gets out that a …