A Fuse #8 Production
October 31, 2024 by Amanda MacGregor
Here is a small selection of twenty books which score 8/10 or higher on my personal "Fear Factor" grading used in The YA Horror 400.
October 29, 2024 by Amanda MacGregor
To write this story I interviewed social workers and read work by social scientists and scholars of American child welfare. I learned three lessons that I believe are critical for writers, librarians, and other members of the book community.
October 28, 2024 by Amanda MacGregor
In my latest book, We Are Not Alone, I wanted to challenge that notion of humor being “inappropriate” in a book about grief and illness head on.
October 24, 2024 by Amanda MacGregor
We adults can offer prompts, reading suggestions, and support, but that what’s most important is that young writers own their work, discover their own processes, experience encouragement but not too much intrusion from adults.
October 23, 2024 by Amanda MacGregor
Do we talk about these enough? I don’t know. I feel like I don’t hear about them a lot, but maybe that’s because they’re so miserable. But any time I bring up friendship breakups, people always have a story to tell.
October 22, 2024 by Amanda MacGregor
The world can be a hard and terrible place, and the world can be a fantastically whole and enlivening place. It’s both, and it’s where we live. We can survive the first, and even grow. We can rejoice in the second, and practice empathy.
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October 22, 2024 by Amanda MacGregor
Are nerds having a moment? You might say that.
October 21, 2024 by Amanda MacGregor
It’s important to address topics of death and loss in middle grade because children do go through those experiences.
October 17, 2024 by Ally Watkins
Fostering a love of reading in students is one of the most rewarding roles for me as a school librarian. However, in today’s fast-paced, tech-savvy world, it can be challenging to keep young readers engaged. In this post, I will explore a variety of strategies school librarians can use to captivate students’ interest in reading. […]
October 17, 2024 by Amanda MacGregor
Kids don’t grow up in a vacuum; they are terrified and confused and experience great loss, too. If we want our children to feel safe and to grow into emotionally intelligent adults, they need to know that death is a part of living.
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