This epistolary story opens with Sophia sitting in a time-out that she is not going to take lying down. In her first letter following the incident, she informs her mother that she’s headed to the Continue reading »

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Lines 25-26: “The darkening garden watches. Nothing stirs. / The bushes hold their breath; the sun is gone.” In western New York, high school senior Betts is tired of her parents’ micromanaging and of always playing it safe. At the candy store where Betts works, she meets Aiden, a boy with a difficult past Continue reading » There is no regular rhyme scheme, though the poet uses assonant and consonant rhyme throughout, sometimes in the form of couplets, as in ‘out’ and ‘shout’ in lines five and six. Later ‘clever and 'over’ are a consonantly rhyming couplet. These have the effect of pulling together and unifying this free-verse poem. Lines 9-10: “And here they are, whispering at the door; / You've never heard them sound so hushed before.”Hide and Seek” is a song by Imogen Heap, released as the first single from her second album, Speak for Yourself.

In ‘Hide and Don’t Seek,’ the stories are short, but the

As a teacher, Mr. Stricter has a lot of good qualities, presumably, but animal identification isn’t one of them. A class science project—hatching tadpoles—ends with all but one of them being released Continue reading » The poem comprises one undivided stanza of twenty-seven lines. The continuous flow of language reflects the flowing and changing emotions of the child. He (if we assume it is a boy) doesn’t pause or consciously change thought processes, so nor should the poem. All day, the pigs scurry around completing tasks. Piggle goes shopping for baking supplies and chocolate. Piggums stays home to blow up balloons and hang streamers, closing the shutters when a lupine Continue reading »

In this collection of 20 brief offerings that nod affectionately to scary-story tropes, Rissi ( Nobody Knows but You) puts an enjoyably spooky spin on mundane and traditionally pleasurable childhood experiences, while occasional art by Godina maintains the eerie atmosphere. Using straightforward prose and employing a mix of narrative forms—letters home, verse, text messages, a dog’s point of view, and a play, among others—Rissi turns such topics as a friendly game of hide-and-seek between siblings (“Hide and Don’t Seek”), a summer camp session (“Truly Delicious”), a long-kept confidence (“The Secret”), and a Christmas gift (“Beatrice”) toward the anxious and uncertain. “The Best Teacher at Pleasant Hill Oak Elementary,” meanwhile, provides a refreshing twist on the “unusual teacher” idea. Though some stories succeed better than others, and several end abruptly, the sheer variety of creepy concepts, unsettling moments interspersed with humor, and gotcha twists will appeal to younger middle grade readers who are ready for a gateway into horror fiction—and a book to read around the campfire. Final art not seen by PW. Ages 8–12. Agent: Michael Bourret, Dystel, Goderich & Bourret. (Aug.) Book Genre: Anthologies, Childrens, Fiction, Halloween, Holiday, Horror, Juvenile, Middle Grade, Short Stories, Thriller, Young Adult