For classrooms using Caminar, I’ll be posting a few interview round-ups over the next few Tuesdays.
The Big Blue Marble Bookstore interviewed me here. We discussed spirit animals and why Carlos was an only child. Snippet question:
I really like the “animal spirit” theme in the book and how Carlos finds his own guide. It gives a sort of playful quality to the book which is, obviously, a serious book overall. Did you play around with a few animals before choosing one? Or was there always one?
I talked with author Heidi Schulz here. (She has a book coming out this fall that I’m dying to get my hands on!) Snippet question:
What draws you into writing for a middle grade audience?
Over at The Pirate Tree, I talk about the topic of war in literature for children. Snippet question:
Why do we need to know about the Guatemalan war, in particular? Why should the issues that were being fought over in that war matter to us in 2014?
And finally, the Loudmouth Librarian and I chat it up here about researching historical fiction and why I wrote in verse. Snippet question:
If there’s one thing you’d like readers to take away from your novel, what would it be?
Stay tuned. More interview round-ups next week!