Since the birth of my grandson, I’m having problems to keep my blog up to date. I know you don’t mind (much). However, it’s not only his fault. I couldn’t think of anything beside “buy my books” (naturally you may do that but I don’t want to be reduced to that). So I came up…
Category: middle grade
I bought The Disgusting Child on a whim a few days ago. Since I finished translating “Urchin King” into German, I decided to take a two day break to read. I wasn’t disappointed. What a pity this book isn’t available in German too. My daughters would love it. About the book Lydia’s parents haven’t always…
I read The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett for the first time when I was twelve (In German of course). I loved it so much, I bought all available books by the same author. About the book When orphaned Mary Lennox, lonely and sad, comes to live at her uncle’s great house on the…
The book The Children of Noisy Village by Astrid Lindgren is very popular in Germany, and in my case, it’s a very good example how the taste of a person can change with age. Normally, Astrid Lindgren is one of my favorite authors. I loved her stories of Emil from Lönneberga (who is called Michel…
I read The Wolves of Willoughby Chase by Joan Aiken first when I was twelve, and it was one of my favorites immediately. I keep rereading the whole series all the time and still find it fascinating. About the Book: Wicked wolves and a grim governess threaten Bonnie and her cousin Sylvia when Bonnie’s parents…
When I began reading English, my Scottish mother (adopted) bought me a book. It was quite slim so I wasn’t too frightened to try, and it turned into one of my all time favorites to this day. The Ordinary Princess by M. M. Kaye is a story for all ages. About the book: Along with…
Since I’ve been blabbing about the Stone Age most of last week, I decided to start looking for a film that would depict the Stone Age well. Disappointing enough, all Amazon came up with were Sesame Street DVDs. Either their search algorithm is broken, or there really are no good films about the Stone Age…
I found a new Indie author recently, and was delighted by her books. Lari Don writes for the Middle Grade audience, and her stories are full of adventure (absolutely perfect for her readers). About the book: Helen has absolutely no interest in becoming a vet like her mother. So she isn’t best pleased when asked…
My absolute favorite author is Diana Wynne Jones who died in March 2011 unfortunately. She managed to create something new with every single one of her stories. Not like some big successes (HarryP cough, cough), where the same story repeats with slight variants. Every single one of Diana’s works is unique, the characters so alive…
I know, I have been neglecting this site somewhat lately. It wasn’t on purpose. With the kids on holiday, my schedule went haywire, and I decided to focus on getting me next books ready for publication. In the next months, you can expect at least 5 more eBooks to see the light of day, starting…