Title: Midnight Chat Author: Jo Ramsey Publisher: Harmony Ink Press Length: 180 Pages Category: Teen Fiction, Contemporary At a Glance: While there are some aspects of this story that could have been better conveyed, if seventeen-year-old-me had read it, I think that it would have been a good insight into others dealing with a friend... Continue Reading →
Review: Play On by Avery Cockburn
Title: Play On (A Glasgow Lads Novella) Author: Avery Cockburn Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 140 Pages At a Glance: This sweet and slightly angsty start to the Glasgow Lads series is a must-read for fans of Avery Cockburn’s boys. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: Duncan Harris is on the edge. Scandal has shredded his LGBT soccer... Continue Reading →
Guest Post: Bullying (Or Not So Much) by Carole Cummings
BULLYING (OR NOT SO MUCH) Carole Cummings So, I guess you’d have to live under a rock (or be a writer in the cruel, all-consuming throes of a developing story) to have missed all the #AskELJames … stuff. And if you’ve seen all that, you’ve likely seen the follow-up calls of shame on you or... Continue Reading →
We're Hopping Against Homophobia And Transphobia, And Giving Away Goodies Too!
Hi, everyone, and thanks so much for visiting The Novel Approach during this year's Hop Against Homophobia and Transphobia. Today marks the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia, and Bruce and I couldn’t be more thrilled to be participating in this event. It is our belief that this community-wide effort—and I’m not speaking solely about... Continue Reading →
We’re Hopping Against Homophobia And Transphobia, And Giving Away Goodies Too!
Hi, everyone, and thanks so much for visiting The Novel Approach during this year's Hop Against Homophobia and Transphobia. Today marks the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia, and Bruce and I couldn’t be more thrilled to be participating in this event. It is our belief that this community-wide effort—and I’m not speaking solely about... Continue Reading →
This May Be One Of The Most Difficult 3:34 Minutes I’ve Ever Sat Through
But it's tangible proof that children are eloquent and powerful and should have a voice!
Eighty-Eight Keys To Finding Love – Play Me, I'm Yours by Madison Parker
Music expresses that which cannot be put into words and that which cannot remain silent – Victor Hugo Lucas Tate knows everything there is to know about what it means to be bullied, for everything from the way he looks to the way he loves his music. Lucas is the boy who has learned to... Continue Reading →
Eighty-Eight Keys To Finding Love – Play Me, I’m Yours by Madison Parker
Music expresses that which cannot be put into words and that which cannot remain silent – Victor Hugo Lucas Tate knows everything there is to know about what it means to be bullied, for everything from the way he looks to the way he loves his music. Lucas is the boy who has learned to... Continue Reading →

