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.

December 14, 2005

Because NPR rocks, as always

“Some day you will be old enough to start reading fairy tales again.” – C.S. Lewis A great bunch of writers sat around the…

December 12, 2005

The Great Chronicles Book Club

The first time I encountered the Chronicles of Narnia, I was in the third grade, and our teacher, Mrs. Wallace, read a scant half…

December 8, 2005

Marketing — because a good story needs wings

Marketing doesn’t have to be a dirty word. A writer’s least favorite topic in the world is still a topic upon which every one…

December 5, 2005

OH MY GOSH, OH MY GOSH!! Good news!

TWO FRIENDS of mine — count it — two of my Mills girlz have received acclaim in the SmartWriters W.I.N. contest!!!! That’s just made…

November 30, 2005

The Agony & the Eclipse: Books About Grief Taking Over

When I go to writer’s conferences, I hear a lot about how much writers should be discussing certain issues – death, grief, etc., I’m…

November 30, 2005

Clueless Characters: Why aren't these people THINKING!?

Time for a slightly cranky rant: Maybe it’s just hitting me wrong today, maybe, but I cannot bear to read one more cluess character…

November 29, 2005

Three From Weetzie World Revisited

You know what I think of Weetzie Bat. I’ve said before that there are some bits of that L.A. lifestyle Francesca Lia Block depicted…

November 24, 2005

Random Reviews

You know, there are really no new stories. Pretty much every novel we read is just a spin off of an archetype. Sometimes, the…

November 22, 2005

Congratulations LitCrawl and LitQuake!

Meanwhile, our Finding Neverland YA Lit Crawl seemed to be just what was needed to put LitQuake in the running for a juicy $25K…

November 22, 2005

Day of the Turkey

Random Insights: Well, so much for “edgy.” The National Book Award for Young People’s Literature went to Jeanne Birdsall’s The Penderwicks, her first published…

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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