The Missourian: http://www.emissourian.com/blogs/mo_books/review-making-friends-with-billy-wong/article_ae4f3d52-29ec-11e7-8350-8bf8aa5e55e8.html
So appreciate when a librarian takes the time to say so many lovely things: http://librariansquest.blogspot.com/2016/08/not-as-expected.html
Just Lovely... http://rosihollinbeckthewritestuff.blogspot.com/2017/04/making-friends-with-billy-wong-review.html
Compass Book Ratings: http://www.compassbookratings.com/reviews/index.php/review/view/2278
Mrs. Yingling's review and another, too (Thank you!): http://www.yabookscentral.com/kidsfiction/20220-making-friends-with-billy-wong
Pioneer Middle School librarian enjoyed the audio of MAKING FRIENDS as much as I did! Love this review: http://pioneermiddlelibrary.blogspot.com/2017/01/making-friends-with-billy-wong.html
For Multicultural Children's Book Day, this review: https://booksmykidsread.wordpress.com/2017/01/24/making-friends-with-billy-wong/
"The Best 20 Books for your child"- http://www.twentybyjenny.com/812Books/2016-top-picks/making-friends-billy-wong/
Shelf Awareness: http://smithsonianapa.org/bookdragon/making-friends-billy-wong-augusta-scattergood-shelf-awareness/
It takes time and effort to write reviews. I really appreciate them all!
http://bookbybook.blogspot.com/2017/03/middle-grade-review-making-friends-with.html
The Children's Book Council has some lovely things to say here: http://www.cbcbooks.org/cbc_book/making-friends-with-billy-wong/#.WuppmMgh00o
For THE WAY TO STAY IN DESTINY
Here's the place for some carefully considered reviews of middle-grade books:
https://gpattridge.com/2015/01/26/the-way-to-stay-in-destiny-for-marvelous-middle-grade-monday/
Randomly Reading: http://randomlyreading.blogspot.com/2015/06/the-way-to-stay-in-destiny-by-augusta.html
I love her blog title: Writ of Whimsy!
Book Peep Wonders: a Teen and Her Mom. http://bookpeepwonders.blogspot.com/2015/03/the-way-to-stay-in-destiny-by-augusta.html?showComment=1428030633385#c2896381257069274375
Page and Storey: http://pageandstorey.blogspot.com/2015/03/the-way-to-stay-in-destiny.html
https://lookingforagoodbook.wordpress.com/2015/03/18/the-way-to-stay-in-destiny-augusta-scattergood/
A good list of new books about Stress Loss and Change: https://liowabrary.wordpress.com/2015/03/19/stress-loss-and-change-newer-books/
San Francisco Chronicle review: http://sanfranciscobookreview.com/2015/03/the-way-to-stay-in-destiny/
Excellent list from School Library Journal- MUSIC!: http://www.slj.com/2017/09/collection-development/focus-on-collection-development/striking-chord-20-exceptional-books-music-young-people/#_
Thank you, International Literacy Association
Literacy Daily:
Scattergood, Augusta. (2015). The Way to Stay in Destiny. New York, NY: Scholastic Press.
After
his grandparents give up their farm due to his grandmother's poor
health, 12-year-old Theo M. Thomas becomes the responsibility of his
uncle. Although Uncle Raymond tries to do the right thing, he resents
having to give up his independent life in Alaska. He takes Theo to
Destiny, FL, where there's a job, but things are far from permanent.
Even as Theo starts making friends and embracing the musical talent he
has inherited from his deceased parents, his uncle is making plans for
moving on. For reasons revealed in the story, Uncle Raymond cannot
abide music and forbids Theo to play the piano. Although an uneasy
truce is eventually worked out and Theo's uncle starts to soften his
stance on music, readers will realize that past experiences affect the
future. Setting the story in 1974 allows Theo's uncle to struggle with
PTSD from his time in Vietnam, which explains some of his behavior.
While Theo and his baseball-loving friend, Anabel, might seem to have
separate journeys, they are linked by their need to find their own
destiny rather than doing what others want. As they both come to
realize, sometimes our destiny simply finds us, even in a remote town
in the South called Destiny. For GLORY BE
Top Ten Historical Fiction Novels for Tweens: https://www.weareteachers.com/historical-fiction-tween-girls/
Mom and Teen Reader/ Bloggers: http://bookpeepwonders.blogspot.com/2013/07/glory-be-by-augusta-scattergood.html
From a Mississippian: http://maggiereads.blogspot.com/2012/05/glory-be-copy.html
Carol's Corner: http://carolwscorner.blogspot.com/2012/05/glory-be-augausta-scattergood.html
I love it when a librarian says nice things. http://shelf-employed.blogspot.com/2012/07/glory-be-review.html
This, too, from a fellow librarian. http://librariansquest.blogspot.com/2012/07/you-can-feel-it-its-in-air.html
And yet another...http://tweendom.blogspot.com/2012/09/glory-be-by-augusta-scattergood.html
Librarians actually know books so well. It really means a lot when they choose to write about my book and recommend it to kid readers. Thank you!
A reviewer says my book will last for generations. Isn't that every writer's dream?
http://literarylunchbox.blogspot.com/2012/02/debut-author-challenge-glory-be.html
