For Those About to Mock

When last we left Jack Gantos (the character, not the author), the mystery of the murders of the Original Norvelters had been solved, his ...

Far Far Away is the story, as the narrator tells us at the outset, of a boy, a girl, and a ghost. The ghost, who is also the narrator, happe...

Full disclosure: the About to Mock ranch is very much a Monica Edinger fan club. We love her blog (if by some odd chance, you read us and...

Sam would probably make a better Newbery committee member than I would, at least in one sense. He's much better than I am at watching fo...

"Some kids I knew would read only books that were about something they could relate to. But I was interested in other stuff." Wh...

I was looking forward to reading The Water Castle more than any other title on Sam's list. I am all about spooky old houses and baroque,...

The Year of Billy Miller is a Kevin Henkes novel. I feel like I can almost stop writing there. Henkes has notable strengths -- the uncann...