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One Crazy Summer by Rita Williams-Garcia – Linda Book Lady’s Review :: Spoiler Free

June 20, 2020 By Linda Jo Martin 1 Comment

One Crazy Summer

In One Crazy Summer, three young girls travel by plane from New York City to Oakland, California to visit their mother for a month.
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Writers Read – That’s What They Do

June 13, 2020 By Linda Jo Martin 4 Comments

Writers Read Books

Writers read; this is non-negotiable. It is how we learn to write. I’ve always been a reader, ever since that magical moment, which I still clearly remember, when my first grade teacher asked us to open our spelling workbooks and write, “I am.” It didn’t take me long to find delight in turning the sounds of my language into written words.
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The Story of Eloise Wilkin – Illustrator of Little Golden Books

May 30, 2020 By Linda Jo Martin 7 Comments

Eloise Wilkin

This is the story of Eloise Wilkin, one of the most talented children’s book illustrators ever to live.
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The White Darkness, by Geraldine McCaughrean – Linda Book Lady’s Review :: Spoiler Free

May 23, 2016 By Linda Jo Martin 3 Comments

Review: Geraldine McCaughrean - White Darkness

This is my review of a novel written for teens: The White Darkness, by Geraldine McCaughrean. This is an award winning young adult novel about a girl who travels across the Ross Ice Shelf in Antarctica with her uncle.
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Place Children’s Story Characters Into Unusual Settings

February 2, 2016 By Linda Jo Martin 8 Comments

Place your novel characters into unusual places

Reach for the Unique! Unusual places and situations for children’s story characters.
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About Me

I'm Linda Jo Martin, known as the Book Lady on YouTube. I'm the author of River Girl, a historical novel about a girl living in the Klamath River Valley in the 1920's. I'm also the author of the yet-to-be-published Antediluvian Adventures Series.

I tend to focus on the Newbery Medal list of middle grade and young adult novels, but may also review picture books and other children's literature.


This is my novel, available at Amazon only. It is for ages 8 to 15. It is a historical novel about a girl living in the Klamath River Valley of Northern California, c. 1920.

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