Why I Love Middle Grade Romance By R.J. Anderson R.J. (Rebecca) Anderson is a UK-bestselling author for children and teens, including the Knife and Swift series of faery books for age 11 and up. Her latest book is Nomad (Orchard Books UK, January 2014), which may or may not include kissing. Visit her website (http://www.rj-anderson.com) or follow her on Twitter (@rj_anderson). A few years ago, someone asked me whether I read romance novels. Well, I have read a few, and even enjoyed some of them. But I wouldn't consider myself a regular reader of the romance genre, so what I said was, "I don't read romances. I read mysteries for the romance." What I forgot to add was that I read Middle Grade novels for the romance, too. I can hear some of my audience sputtering already. Romance, in stories for 8-12 year olds? Inconceivable! Everybody knows that readers of this age deplore "kissing books". They want action, adventure, stories about pets and fr...
Congrats! 16 hours alreadt! I can't believe you have such great books to read. ;D
ReplyDeleteThe audiobook idea was brilliant! I think I would get impatient since listening to a book takes much longer than reading one, but it's the perfect idea for this sort of thing where you want to multitask. And I'd love to hear what you think of Wings considering all the attention it has been getting.
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I'm rooting for ya. I am doing me best, too.
ReplyDeleteGood luck with summer reading! That first day's probably super intense (I know ours was).
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