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Teen fiction author Cheryl Rainfield talks about all things books, with a focus on children's and teen books. She blogs about gifts for readers and writers; new books coming out; book reviews; book trailers; her own books; and more.
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Cheryl Rainfield · 10h ago

Writer Duane Lester challenged those who violated his copyright

Have you had your copyright violated, your work reprinted without your permission? Writer/blogger Duane Lester did–a Missouri newspaper reprinted one of his blog posts from All American Blogger without his permission. Watch the video below to see what he did about it. I love that Duane Lester stood
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Cheryl Rainfield · 1d ago

New graphic novel on teen bullying and suicide, with a superhero bent

Okay–this looks exciting to me–a graphic novel about a teen who’s being bullied, who tries to escape into a superhero alter ego, and who also contemplates suicide. I SO identify with all of those things! It’s called The Power Within, and it’s written by Charles “Zan” Christensen and drawn by Mark Br
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Cheryl Rainfield · 6d ago

I wish there was ONE open-format platform for all ebooks without DRM

I LOVE my Kindle, don’t get me wrong. Being able to instantly download books, no matter where I am, having access to a huge library, being able to carry so many books without adding to the weight. It’s a delight. BUT I’ve bought ebooks from various platforms over time, and I find it really irritatin
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Cheryl Rainfield · 1w ago

Tamora Pierce loves Scars!

Oh my GOSH! Tamora Pierce, one of my favorite authors, named SCARS as one of her favorite YA books of 2011! (beaming and beaming) It’s such a thrill when an author whose work you love, loves your work as well! I am floored. Thrilled! And I’m also in a list with a bunch of other [...]
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Cheryl Rainfield · 1w ago

Packaging Your Imagination (writer & illustrator) conference registration now open in Toronto

Are you a children’s or YA writer (or illustrator) in Toronto? Check out CANSCAIP’s Packaging Your Imagination conference. Registration is now open. Lots of fantastic authors giving workshops, including Tim Wynne-Jones, Lena Coakley, Carolyn Beck, Allan Stratton, Richard Scrimger, and more.
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Cheryl Rainfield · 1W ago

New lesbian superhero (comic book) on the scene!

I love comics. I always have. I love the way they help me dream and believe in good winning, in cruelty being stopped, in wrongs being righted. I love the strength, the courage, the bravery of superheroes, and their desire to make things right–something that I think is also often true in YA protagon
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Cheryl Rainfield · 1W ago

Great Reading Is… video from TeachMentorTexts

Love this “Reading Is…” video from Teach Mentor Texts, and many writers, readers, and book lovers.
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Cheryl Rainfield · 1W ago

TypeBooks Flip Book!

Remember the incredible stop-motion book-love video by TypeBooks? (If you don’t, check it out below.) Well, I was in TypeBooks yesterday–and they have flip books of the video!! How awesome is that? It was a total book-love, geek moment for me to pick up the book and flip through it. Like a color sto
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Cheryl Rainfield · 2W ago

Why Fantasy Novels Can Hook Readers (children, teen, and adult!)

There’s something about fantasy, magic, and dystopian novels that can really hook readers. Think about the Harry Potter books—they got millions of kids, teens, and even adults reading middle-grade fantasy—and loving them, being absorbed in them so much that they wore costumes, wrote fan fiction, put
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Cheryl Rainfield · 2W ago

I’m in the 2012 Freedom To Read Review

I’m in the 2012 Freedom To Read Review! (beaming) Talking about Scars being challenged. “Books Saved Me.” You can read it online. Thanks to librarian Patricia Kermath from the Wellington County Library, Fergus Branch, for letting me know she’d read “Books Saved Me” – AND reordered another copy of Sc
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