
By sixth grade, I hung out among the Encyclopedia Browns and Nancy Drews when I was supposed to be playing dodgeball or cleaning erasers. (Chalk erasers. I'm that old.) As the year progressed, the teachers arranged for us students to participate in various walkathons and runathons. Each time, I took a hard pass. Until ... the Multiple Sclerosis read-athon. Oh, baby. I consumed thirty books in thirty days. Imagine my neighbors’ faces when I told them how much they owed the MS Society.
Some high schools banned Judy Blume back then, but mine didn’t. So with a nervous thrill, I read Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret. After that, I suffered with Deenie when the scoliosis cast left her wearing only a see-through fabric tube. Judy’s stories felt different. She wrote real. And funny.
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Praise for Skyclyffe
Emily-Jane Hills Orford, Readers' Favorite
Sarah Coleman
Emily-Jane Hills Orford, Readers' Favorite
There is so much about this book that will appeal to Middle-Grade readers (and even older readers like myself). What a fantastic tale.
LitPick Book Review
Skyclyffe is a great book with a lot of good ideas … and enough science that it seemed more like electricity and wires than smoke and mirrors.
Sprightly
What a wonderful journey for Rex and his family … exciting, fantastical, mysterious and fun. A thoroughly enjoyable story.
Emily Murphy
A unique and vividly-imagined story with likable, well-realized characters, unexpected plot twists, and a very lovable dog.
Emily-Jane Hills Orford, Readers' Favorite
Skyclyffe is a fascinating read, a real page-turner. What a fantastic tale.
Sarah Coleman
An entertaining read with a lot of character development and world building.
Sprightly
Exciting, fantastical, mysterious and fun. A thoroughly enjoyable story.
Dr. Patricia Eroh
A wonderful book for middle school kids, and the middle schoolers I work with absolutely loved it.
Emily-Jane Hills Orford, Readers' Favorite
Sarah Coleman
Dr. Patricia Eroh
A wonderful book for middle school kids, and the middle schoolers I work with absolutely loved it.
Sarah Coleman
An entertaining read with a lot of character development and world building. I never put it down.
Ellen Stanley
A lovely read that captivates from the first page. The characters are fresh and vividly drawn. Highly recommended!
Nguyet Hoang
The plot keeps you turning the pages and everything is very well-observed with creative descriptions and good humor.