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.

August 17, 2005

Agile Shifting: The Work of Gregory Maguire

I am on a Gregory Maguire kick. Ever since the triumphant West Coast opening of Wicked, the Broadway musical based on his novel, I’ve…

August 15, 2005

A Strange Tale of Adolescence and Pesto

“There’s so much to learn, isn’t there? A million things of different sizes that I don’t know.”Australian writer Nick Earls has a wit that…

August 9, 2005

I HAVE been! Honest!

As a matter of fact, yes I have been reading. And reading. And reading, and reading and READING. Short story collections, sci-fi, fantasy series,…

August 9, 2005

Summer Reads: Summer Jobs

NPR’s had a piece this weekend on the great books of summer leading teen girls to believe in the great JOBS of summer. Good…

July 22, 2005

The Game of a Lifetime

I was reading this MIT paper on construction and reconstruction of the self in virtual reality and I kind of realized that, in a…

July 22, 2005

Great stuff from an Aussie: Melina Marchetta

“What a dream come true, right? Seven hundred and fifty boys, and thirty girls? But the reality is that it’s either like living in…

July 18, 2005

Magic of All Kinds

Yes, I know it’s the big weekend for Harry Potter fans, but before we get to that, first I have to say that the…

July 17, 2005

Writing with an IQ

“Geeky people often have that which is most valuable in this life . . . A mind with its own heartbeat.”If you haven’t had…

July 5, 2005

The 4th of July (also known as Chinese Pyrotechnology Appreciation Day) is over, and now we’re sitting down all too early with afterimages of…

June 30, 2005

There's Only One Thing On Their Minds: 'It'

It’s all about Id… One of the ways I know for sure that I’ll never become a book reviewer as a day job is…

Wonderland started in 2005 as a collaborative space for our writing group to share news, links, book recommendations, and thoughts on writing for young adults.

Through various iterations, we've still held to our core vision, finding Wonderland, and sharing our discoveries.

We blog to hear ourselves think, in a crowded field, and a busy social-media laden world. We blog to create a corner of community, and hope you feel welcome here.

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