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.

July 13, 2006

A Market for Flesh

Scottish author Nicola Morgan’s love of history and research produced Fleshmarket, a disturbingly vivid piece of historical fiction highlighting the early 19th century medical…

July 13, 2006

We interrupt this summer to say…

Hey! Fuse#8 pointed out that The 48 Hour Book Challenge was briefly featured on the School Library Journal. How cool is that? Thanks again…

July 11, 2006

Hm…

Really, you’ve got to love a world where there are people crazy enough to pay $9,050 for a paperback, YA fantasy novel. I know…

July 10, 2006

Truth and Consequences

This book is a 2006 Cybil Award Nominee for YA Fiction. Annabel Greene looks like one of those “It” girls — thin and pretty…

July 10, 2006

Friendship Through Better Plumbing

Ginny Forrester, Stan Claxton’s best friend and up and coming tennis star is “in trouble” this summer. Her game is suffering, and Ginny’s mom,…

July 10, 2006

Historical Fiction Too

Michelle Torrey writes of the disappointments and drama aboard the fleet of the famed Ferdinand Magellan as he strives to find a westbound route…

July 10, 2006

Around the World In…

There are people on earth with whom we become simply incredible. When we are with them, the fairy dust drifts off of them and…

July 10, 2006

Another Child of the Night

Vivian isn’t like all the other girls at her Maryland high school.Correction: Vivian isn’t like any of the girls at her Maryland high school.That’s…

July 7, 2006

The Maze

Greek mythology is full of lush imagery and strange, fickle characters. The lives of the gods of Greek myth can seem a little over…

July 7, 2006

Turning Back the Clock

Prolific and imaginative British author Diana Wynne-Jones is the undisputed queen of the fantastic. Her work inspires both small children and adults with tales…

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