By LK Gardner-Griffie on February 3, 2012
February is known for being the month for sweethearts… and while I’m not the majorly romantic type (I leave that to my characters) I found myself thinking about what sweethearts my readers are and wanted to do something to celebrate them.
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Posted in 1-Misfit McCabe, 2-Nowhere Feels Like Home, 3-Tattered, Events | Tagged Amazon Prime, bullying, discounted books, emotions, free books, grief, Katie McCabe, LK Gardner-Griffie, loss, Misfit McCabe, Nowhere Feels Like Home, social issues, sorrow, sweethearts, Tattered, Tim Lawrence, young adult fiction |
By LK Gardner-Griffie on December 1, 2011
The time has FINALLY come for me to get Tattered off my hard drive and send it on its way into the world. I am very excited about this for a few reasons. One — I don’t care what book it is, DONE is a beautiful word.
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Posted in 3-Tattered, Events | Tagged blog tour, Carolina Valdez Miller, Christine Fonseca, contest, Eisley Jacobs, Heather McCorkle, Julia Swank, Juliette Terzieff, Juvenile Fiction, Katelyn Torrey, Katie McCabe, Kindle, Lisette Brodey, LK Gardner-Griffie, LL Book Review, Misfit McCabe, Molly Hacker, Rhonda Cowsert, Tattered, young adult lit |
By Katie McCabe on November 25, 2011
Anyone who knows me knows I think banning of books is pretty stupid. If you don’t like what’s in a book, then don’t read it. In fact, by not buying it you’re already making a statement with your wallet.
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Posted in 1-Katie McCabe, Censorship | Tagged banned books, banning, bloody mama, censorship, Katie McCabe, LK Gardner-Griffie, Misfit McCabe, New Zealand, Radio New Zealand News, Robert Thom, Tattered |
By LK Gardner-Griffie on November 24, 2011
Posted in Misfit McCabe Series | Tagged contest, Independent Inklings, Juvenile Fiction, Kindle, Kindle Fire, LK Gardner-Griffie, Misfit McCabe, Taking Time for Mommy, Tattered, Young Adult |
By LK Gardner-Griffie on November 7, 2011
I am very excited to have a cover for the third book in the Misfit McCabe series, Tattered, for a couple of reasons. The first reason is that I love the cover. And secondly, it means the release of Tattered can’t be far behind.
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Posted in 3-Tattered | Tagged book cover, books, Juvenile Fiction, Katie McCabe, LK Gardner-Griffie, Misfit McCabe, Misfit McCabe Series, Tattered, Young Adult |
By LK Gardner-Griffie on November 3, 2011
When someone uses their celebrity to help address one of my pet issues, it makes me feel good. That they use their pull and tap into their fanbase to raise awareness about the issue, such as bullying, it gives me hope that something positive will come out of it.
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Posted in Bullying | Tagged anti-bullying, Berkman, Born This Way, Born This Way Foundation, bully, bullying, Jamey Rodemeyer, Lady Gaga, LK Gardner-Griffie, MacArthur Foundation, The California Endowment |
By LK Gardner-Griffie on November 1, 2011
What do Sunday afternoon court proceedings, cheerleader tryouts, and a book burning have in common? Katie McCabe is back in action.
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Posted in 3-Tattered | Tagged coping, grief, Juvenile Fiction, LK Gardner-Griffie, loss, Misfit McCabe, sorrow, Tattered, Young Adult
By LK Gardner-Griffie on October 23, 2011
Misfit McCabe sucks the reader into young Katie McCabe’s life as she transitions from her normal, everyday life into a new town full of new people. The pace is quick, but I was never left behind for a moment wondering what was happening.
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Posted in 1-Misfit McCabe | Tagged book review, fiction, Juvenile Fiction, K. Turner, LK Gardner-Griffie, Misfit McCabe, snowppl.com, Young Adult |
By LK Gardner-Griffie on October 2, 2011
Bullying is a hot topic these days. As a nation, we’re grappling with how best to stop bullying and yet more cases are jumping into the public eye. Recently the case of Jamey Rodemeyer has been making headlines, because bullying drove this fourteen-year-old boy to take his own life.
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Posted in Bullying | Tagged Brandon McInerney, bullies, bully, bullying, Lawrence King, Lawrence King shooting, LK Gardner-Griffie, middle school violence, mistrial, trial, victim |