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Make Me a Home – Tamra Norton

“Make Me a Home” is the sequel to Tamra Norton’s smash hit middle-grade novel, “Make Me a Memory.” Our character, Allie, is still living in Edna, Idaho, with her mom, her brother, the new baby, and her grandma while her father is deployed in Iraq. She’s the new kid and really doesn’t like that kind of notoriety. When Ivy moves in, not only is Allie no longer the “new kid,” but she has a new friend as well. Allie thinks things can’t get any better until she comes home from school one day to find her mother crying. Her father … Continue reading →

Author Interview – Rachel Ann Nunes, Part Three

Thank you for joining us for part three of our conversation with Rachel Ann Nunes, best-selling LDS women’s fiction author. If you missed parts one or two, click here. Rachel, in addition to the twenty-five books you have written, you are also a mother. How many children do you have? I have six children, three boys and three girls, ranging from three to sixteen years. My oldest is a senior in high school and will attend BYU next year on an academic scholarship. He’ll start as a junior because he’s already finished his associate degree. He’s a great example to … Continue reading →

Author Interview – Michele Ashman Bell, Part Three

Thanks for checking in with us as we continue our talk with Michele Ashman Bell, best-selling LDS women’s fiction author. Here are the links to parts one and two. Michele, of all your novels, do you have a favorite? I love my Vietnam series even though I’m still not sure why I wrote about a war and a country I knew nothing about. My favorite stories are those that show a person overcoming great odds and triumphing. I love stories of survival and beating the odds. That’s why my favorite book is “Without A Flaw.” I love the main character … Continue reading →

Author Update — Tamra Norton

I recently interviewed author Tamra Norton about her ground-breaking book, “Make Me a Memory.” In commemoration of Veteran’s Day, she is giving Families.com another exclusive interview to discuss the sequel, entitled “Make Me a Home.” A synopsis of the book reads: For the past eleven months, Allie has lived in Edna, Idaho—an okay place if you don’t mind living friendless and fatherless in Hicksville, USA. But it isn’t “home.” And how could it be with her dad in Iraq? Then Ivy Peterson moves to town and Allie finally finds the friendship and understanding she has desperately wanted. Edna is even … Continue reading →

Author Interview — Karen Ball

Yesterday I reviewed a novel called “The Breaking Point.” The author of that book, Karen Ball, has graciously agreed to answer some questions exclusively for Families.com and I’m pleased as punch to bring you that interview today. Karen, you mention in the author’s notes that your own marriage was rocky for a time and that you used the lessons you learned in your life to write “The Breaking Point.” Was it difficult for you to share such a private part of yourself in such a public way? Yes and no. No, because I tend to be a transparent person and … Continue reading →

Author Interview — Robert H. Moss

Robert H. Moss is one of the pioneers of LDS fiction, coming on to the scene at a time when the genre was in its infancy. With a career that spans two decades, Bob is living proof that writing can be a life-long pursuit and passion, and as his first series prepares for a rebirth with a new publisher, it’s obvious that the classics never die. Bob graciously agreed to take time from his busy schedule to answer the following questions for the readers of Families.com. Bob, can you tell us a little bit about the Nephite Chronicles, your first … Continue reading →

Author Interview — Tamra Norton, Part Two

Thank you for joining us for part two of our interview with author Tamra Norton. If you missed part one, click here. Tamra, in yesterday’s interview we discussed how your book has been given to school children in your community. It was also chosen by the Utah Governor as a book of the month for literacy. Can you tell us some of the other ways your book has positively impacted military families? I had a librarian from a school on base at Fort Hood tell me that when she was reading the first chapter to a group of students, they … Continue reading →

Author Interview — Tamra Norton

Tamra Norton is a popular young adult and children’s author. She has agreed to answer some questions just for Families.com today. Tamra, I recently reviewed “Make Me a Memory” here on Families.com and I’m sure that many of our readers are wondering how you came up with the idea for this remarkable book. Can you share that with us? A few years back I was sitting in my family room in Texas watching some news coverage from Fort Hood where group of soldiers were being deployed to Iraq. They were saying goodbye to their families and I found myself completely … Continue reading →

Make Me a Memory — Tamra Norton

Chosen to be a book of the month for the state of Utah this last April, this charming middle grade book by author Tamra Norton tells the story of Allie, an eleven-year-old girl whose father is serving in Iraq. While he’s gone, she is going to live with her grandmother, along with her mother and little brother. Her mother needs the extra help because she’s expecting another baby, and she has difficult pregnancies. When the family arrives in Edna, Idaho, after a long drive from their old home in Texas, they are greeted not only by Grandma, but by Abe, … Continue reading →

Media week in Review

Author Janet Kay Jensen gave interview on her books and on Life, Writing, and Reading. Until the Dawn is a LDS historical novel by Gale Sears. And Tristi gives a thumbs up to Molly Mommy by Tamra Norton. From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E. L. Konigsburg is a classic children’s book about a brother and sister who run away to the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The Best Little Monkeys in the World by Natalie Standiford is an amusing picture book, great for beginning readers. Another favorite picture book is Guess How Much I Love You … Continue reading →