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Barbara Eastwood's... Just a Thought
Monday, May 19, 2014
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Saturday, May 3, 2014
A Sit-Down with Ann Brashares by Barbara Eastwood

In the particular passage, that Ann read from, the protaganist of her book, Prena, mentions a repulsion to Jelly Beans. Brashares explained it as being due to how adults sometimes attempt to use candy to manipulate children. She even shared a personal story about how as a girl her father had seperated from her mother. The new woman, her father began seeing, used to always put out a bowl of candy, trying to win her and her siblings over. These insights are just a few of the ways that Brashares writes to relate to her younger audience.
Like Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, Ann's newest book is a young adult novel. She shared that her novels are especially suited to young people the age of her older children. She has children ranging from ages 3-18. Though her older children enjoyed her telling them stories when they were younger, Ann did say that they are not as inclined to read books written by their mother. She explained that as an author, you show many facets of yourself in your writing. Children aren't always comfortable seeing so many sides of their parents. Not surprising, considering that love shows up as a theme repeatdly in Ann's works.

If you're interested in reading her latest book, pick it up at your local bookstore. If you don't want to read, you can wait. According to Deadline Hollywood, an agreement has already been made with Alcon and Alloy to make The Here and Now into a movie.
Saturday, April 26, 2014
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