This is the big week for Wordstock, and Blue Thread and I will be there. I will be moderating a panel discussion with Karen Cushman and Katherine Schlick Noe at 5:00 pm on Saturday. The topic: writing history or historical fiction for middle grade readers. Right before that (at 4) Karen and Katherine will be reading from their books. Come on over!
My name is Ruth. I write books and articles for children and young adults. Blue Thread is my eleventh book, and the first one in which I have knowingly stretched the truth.