November 2010 – TL Sumner, YA Author

A Note on Writing Male POV

Posted on November 13, 2010 by TL

First a word of caution. There is a long preface to the point of my post, so please stick with me. I promise; my rambling is worth it. So…my seven year old son is playing 6-7 year old football in the local youth league. The kids are assigned to teams based on which high school […]

Book Review: PERFECT CHEMISTRY by Simone Elkeles

Posted on November 2, 2010 by TL

Perfect Chemistry by Simone Elkeles will make you fall in love with contemporary YA. The story, told in alternating POV of Alex, a Latino member of a gang in the suburbs of Chicago and Brittany, the All-American girl who appears to have it all. For the first few chapters, I didn’t like Alex. He was […]