#MGGetsReal A Chat With Shannon Wiersbitzky 09 Aug 2016Shannon Hitchcock Hi Shannon! Thanks for chatting with me about Middle Grade books in general and your novels in particular. Thank... Read More
What Is #MGGetsReal? 31 Jul 2016Shannon Hitchcock Marketing can be a drag for writers, it can feel so self-promotional. And it requires a lot of time.... Read More
ALA 2016–RUBY LEE & ME 27 Jun 2016Shannon Hitchcock Lots of cool things have been happening to me! I attended the American Libraries Association Conference for the first time... Read More
Greenhorn by Anna Olswanger Now A Movie 18 Jun 2016Shannon Hitchcock I read and reviewed the book Greenhorn a couple of years ago so I was intrigued to see how the... Read More
TeacherTube: Student Book Trailer of RUBY LEE & ME 21 May 2016Shannon Hitchcock Savannah Thompson in Mrs. Rodgers’s class made a book trailer for RUBY LEE & ME. It’s available for viewing on... Read More
RUBY LEE & ME Celebrates Teacher Appreciation Week! 04 May 2016Shannon Hitchcock When I found out “A Mighty Girl” had selected RUBY LEE & ME as one of twenty books to celebrate... Read More
Nerdy Book Club–RUBY LEE & ME 05 Apr 2016Shannon Hitchcock Childrens Writer I have written a blog post called, “The Teacher Who Inspired RUBY LEE AND ME.” You can read it by... Read More
Saying Goodbye–A Eulogy for Daddy’s Funeral 07 Mar 2016Shannon Hitchcock Childrens Writer I was reading Facebook and Phyllis Adams had this to say about my dad, “He always had a smile... Read More
Celebrating Black History Month With RUBY LEE AND ME 03 Feb 2016Shannon Hitchcock Childrens Writer I didn’t set out to write about school integration. My intention was to pay a simple visit to Mrs. Pauline... Read More