Vicky Alvear Shecter

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Vicky Alvear Shecter

Shedding Light on Dark of the Moon

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I like to keep it simple, so here's my review of Dark of the Moon by Tracy Barrett: I loved it. This re-imagining of the Theseus myth is fresh, fascinating and--most importantly--plausible!I love books that force me to rethink stories and myths and Dark of the Moon does exactly that. Plus, it looks at this ancient myth from Ariadne's point of view, tying her story to the slow … [Read more...] about Shedding Light on Dark of the Moon

Cleo Selene and Todd Hewitt, Sittin’ in a Tree, K-I-S-S-I-N-G…

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Education.com, a leading web site for parents and teachers, selected Cleopatra's Moon for its 2011 Gift Guide for high school aged kids. YAY!The reviewer called it a "slam dunk for historical fiction lovers" and was selected from thousands of products, including, as you can imagine, nifty gadgets like iphones and speakers. But you know what makes me happiest of all? Patrick … [Read more...] about Cleo Selene and Todd Hewitt, Sittin’ in a Tree, K-I-S-S-I-N-G…

“Mamas Don’t Let You Babies grow up to be Twit-less!”

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Yesterday, I had a twitter chat with my editor, Cheryl Klein of Arthur A. Levine Books/Scholastic and stumbled upon some unexpected drama. The hashtag we used--#CMchat (for Cleopatra's Moon chat)--was being used by country music aficianados. #CMchat was a fairly busy twitter convo before we came along and crashed their party for an hour.It took us a while to understand what was … [Read more...] about “Mamas Don’t Let You Babies grow up to be Twit-less!”