I did a more formal blog post about my debut novel, Freedom for Me: A Chinese Yankee, earning the prestigious Kirkus Star, but it didn’t...

Freedom for Me: A Chinese Yankee has received a starred review from Kirkus Reviews. One of the most coveted designations in the book...

Contemporary Young Adult & Literary Fiction, Five Stars (*Not recommended for under age 15). Touch by Rebecca Miller is the story of two...

Genre: Children, Coming-of-Age Rating: 5/5 Stars In Believe by Julie Mathison, young Melanie is used to hanging out in a tube during...

Why a second edition? The first edition of Freedom for Me was published in 2017 by Melody Press, an imprint of 50/50 Press, Inc. Due to...

Voices from the Pandemic (Headline Books, 2020), a collection of memoirs from professional and student writers documenting the unique...

Rating 5/5 Stars Genre: Young Adult Purchase or View on Amazon In Independence Day by Rachel Teller, a beautiful yet cranky teenage girl...

I write a book every year, so why is it that I only have one traditionally published book to my credit, and that was way back in 2017? If...

Review: Five Stars Restart in Bristol by Sedona Hutton is high-octane love story about love that got away and dares to reignite. Like a...

Rating: Five Stars, 5/5 In This Life by Catherine Brae follows a young doctor, Anna Dillon, as she navigates her life journey—one that is...

Five Stars When The 10 Greatest Gifts We Give Each Other begins, Barbara Lynn-Vannoy, an elementary school teacher, has settled into her...

Rating: 4 Stars, 4/5 In The Lottery Game by Gerard Shirar, a retired man named Pete Morrissette shares the story of his life from a...

The following article was published at the Literary Classics blog on January 20, 2020. Freedom for Me: A Chinese Yankee was a gold and...

Rating: Five Stars, 5/5 First, a bit of disclosure: Melissa Bennett is a friend of mine and a fellow author published by 50/50 Press....

With the dramatic changes occurring in the publishing industry, especially the explosion of self-publishing and hybrid publishing, I...

School visits are a great way to reach student readers and to provide an experience for them that will have a lasting, positive impact on...

Title: Tiny Tim and the Ghost of Ebenezer Scrooge: The Sequel to A Christmas Carol Author: Norman Whaler Genre:...

In a news release dated November 1, 2018, Literary Classics announced its youth media book award finalists, and Freedom for Me: A Chinese...

Rating: 5/5 Stars Genre: Fiction, Southern; Romance Phoebe Hawley is on a mission to find a new home for her family. She’s got her...

Rating: 5/5 Genre: Young Adult Livia Stone’s life will never be the same again, not since her twin brother, Jasper, was tragically killed...