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...
That is a wonderful cover, and the dress. would love to have that for my daughter. It's great when so much care goes into a cover. I would have to pick this one up in the store to look at it closer.
ReplyDeleteAll the artwork for the series has been so unusual. I love it!
ReplyDeleteI just saw this on another blog too. It's great.
ReplyDeleteOh my goodness! I love it! I've loved all of the covers for the books of this series!
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