Shannon Hitchcock » Shannon Hitchcock Childrens Writer

And the winner is RUNAWAY by Wendelin Van Draanen!

I recently read and blogged about all 15 middle grade novels on The Sunshine State Young Readers’ Award List. I grouped the...

The cover art of this middle grade novel first caught my eye. We have three boys with oversized feet, skinny legs, and...

FIRST LIGHT is the debut novel of Newberry Award winning author, Rebecca Stead. The book has elements of fantasy, science fiction, adventure...

Author Steve Weber gives lots of tips for online marketing in PLUG YOUR BOOK. Some that I found particularly helpful include: 1....

Twelve-year-old Holly runs away from an abusive foster home and makes her way cross country to California. Her life is a continual...

The novel HOT, SOUR, SALTY, SWEET all takes place in one day – Ana Shen’s eight grade graduation day. Ana is salutatorian...

Ann Whitford Paul gives great tips for choosing a book title in Chapter 16 of WRITING PICTURE BOOKS. While not every title...

Barbara Krasner! Barbara suggested the title: WHEN SARAH WASN’T LOOKING. I think readers will immediately want to know what happened when Sarah...

Sometimes the right title for a book or magazine article just pops into my head. But not this time. I’m having a...