When There Is a ‘Fear of Falling,’ Jump!: Teens Wrestle with Prejudice, Take a Stand for ‘Outsiders’

BRISTOL, R.I., Oct. 7, 2009 — Maddie Hickman is 16 and fresh off the worst year of her life, which includes not one but two ex-boyfriends. Maddie swears off love and her once-beloved self-help books, and spends her after-school hours editing the school paper and banging out weepy poems – unti…

True-to-Life Book Captures the Simple Pleasures of Life

Follow the Adventures of Mississippi Family in New Young Adult Fiction
JACKSON, Miss., Aug. 28, 2009 — Family defines us, and growing up with several siblings means excitement and mischief. In her new book based on the adventures of her four children, “The Best Clubhouse Ever” (publ…

‘Adventures in the Land of Ketra’: New Fiction Novel Explores Unknown World Behind the Familiar

BATON ROUGE, La., June 18, 2009 — Anything is possible when two boys with a passion for computers are zapped straight through the monitor into a new world. In “Adventures in the Land of Ketra” (published by AuthorHouse), the new young adult fiction novel from first-time author and Lou…