Author: Tanita Davis

tanita s. davis is a writer and avid reader who prefers books to most things in the world, including people. That's ...pretty much it, she's very awkward and she can't even tell jokes. She is, however, the author of eleven books, including Serena Says, Partly Cloudy, Go Figure, Henri Weldon, The Science of Friendship and the Coretta Scott King honored Mare's War. Look for her new MG, book Berry Parker Doesn't Catch Crushes September 2025 from HarperCollins Childrens' Books.

October 3, 2006

Moaning Monday

Cranky and sore, I greet the new week! After yanking out the summer garden this weekend to prepare for the autumn kale, all I…

October 3, 2006

I Heard Kind of a Funny Story in the Psych Ward…

This book is a 2006 Cybil Award Nominee for YA Fiction. I was interested in the subject matter of It’s Kind of a Funny…

October 2, 2006

So Not Nancy: Lulu Dark

It all starts with a stolen purse. Well, actually it all starts because Lulu Dark is an airheaded snob with major issues, and a…

October 2, 2006

Gilda Joyce: Lovable Liar

Gilda Joyce is a little fibber. Okay, she’s a big fibber, a huge liar, but at least she… um, tries to make the lies…

October 2, 2006

Befuddling Fiddling

Wow — Becky’s sure a loser. Her hair is awful, her clothes are awful, and even her PE teacher seems to really dislike her…

October 2, 2006

Telling the True

This book is a 2006 Cybil Award Nominee for YA Fiction. Meg Moore has finally become accustomed to having a stepmother… for the most…

October 2, 2006

A Girl of the 17th Century

17th century England is an astonishing place, filled with the plays of Shakespeare, the sermons of John Dryden, the wit of poets, and the…

October 1, 2006

Banned, Baby: So Long, Farewell, Keep Reading

Technically, this is the end of Banned Books Week, and you may wonder why such a big deal is made of the one week…

September 28, 2006

Banned, Baby: For God’s Sake?

When a YA novel with religious content is accepted for publication, I believe that somewhere a bell rings in a tiny, stuffy office deep…

September 28, 2006

Banned, Baby: Our Bodies, Our Strength

What happens when we’re growing up, with our bodies, with our souls, and with our sexuality, can change the way we look at things…

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