Author Interview & Giveaway: Mark McKenna

 I had the opportunity to interview Mr. Mark McKenna, author of The Word Gang. You can read my review on it here.

Would you like to tell us a little about yourself?

I’m an old hippy with short hair. I’ve spent my life doing things that interested me: music, tai chi, meditation, photography, hiking and caregiving. I only worked enough to pay the bills.

Continue Reading...

The Word Gang by Mark McKenna

Genre: Young Adult/Fiction

Review: Kalisha's parents were just divorced and she cut class the entire school year as she dealt with the home issues. Her parents didn't know. Now it's a new year and she has recommitted to school. On her first day she is distracted by an old man, Mr. Spinoza, in her apartment building and decides to help him get the groceries into his apartment causing her to miss her bus. She's late for school and learns she has been placed in a program called "Project Restart" run by Mr. Ralston. Unfortunately for the students in Project Restart, Mr. Ralston cares more about the program than the kids in the program and makes school miserable for the students.

Continue Reading...