Miyares shared in his interview with Jules at Seven Impossible Things Before Breakfast that he created the backdrop to feel rain-soaked and then cut shapes out of his painted textures to give the rain gear its sharp, slick feeling. Please refer to the instructions on the ‘ Register’ page for details of how to join the new incarnation of BFW. i absolutely adore their dynamic and their individual comments made me laugh much harder than i was expecting. Float by Kate Marchant follows Waverly, a girl from Alaska who has just flown to Florida for the summer to stay with her aunt.

Float delights and enchants with its frank window into teenage anxieties and family dramas, delivering the warming message that being yourself is the bravest act of all. Waverly’s Aunt Rachel, an artist, is super fun and is really just trying vaguely to figure out how to be a guardian.

But after her divorced parents can't agree on who gets to have her for the summer, Waverly gets shipped off to Holden, Florida, to spend a couple months with her aunt, Rachel.

It is our intent and purpose to foster and encourage in-depth discussion about all things related to books, authors, genres, or publishing in a safe, supportive environment. As her deadline to depart approaches, and as family arguments threaten to explode, Waverly has to decide what is most important to her: looking cool or being true to herself. Wednesday has arrived and that means it is time for another wordless book and excitedly, another great interview with its creator. So of course the little boy goes on the hunt for his beloved boat-and when the rain lets up, he finds himself on a new adventure altogether.

Asking questions is an important scientific skill and sometimes we can only understand something when we can find the language to ask the right questions; books like this can be really helpful in this respect. Emerson has a RISK (Reoccurring Incidents of the Strange Kind) factor that causes him to float, uncontrollably. Lena, Alissa, and Jesse, Waverly’s friends, were all fun and Alissa was especially well fleshed out. Pike’s latest book about the London Fire Brigade, Fire-Floats and Fireboats, takes as its focus the history of firefighting on the river Thames. I am so thrilled that Daniel took time to answer my questions and give us even more insight on his new book.

I’ll admit, the whole wattpad label had me a little bit conflicted on my expectations with this book, but it most certainly passed my expectations. They provide expert and detailed descriptions, disclose all significant defects and/or restorations, provide clear and accurate pricing, and operate with fairness and honesty during the purchase experience. It's a sweet story with a fun beach setting and mostly charming characters, but the writing is somewhat amateur. Almost all of the wordless books I have highlighted have used a very simple concept and then allowed the illustrations to explode with the detailing. In Kate Marchant’s wry and charming young adult novel Float, an Alaskan teenager learns how to swim, flirt, and be herself.But every summer must come to an end, and letting go is hardest when you've finally found where you belong.