After finishing a project I always wonder, “Will someone understand what I was trying to convey?”

I was particularly pleased when I ran across the KidsReads.com review of No Castles Here. Toward the end they said:

“With all these elements, NO CASTLES HERE would be an ambitious project for any author. Remarkably, Bauer fulfills the task seemingly with ease, resulting in a story in which magic can seem real but in which the real magic occurs in the relationships between people, in the truly remarkable things that happen when a community bonds together. Augie is a real character who screws up, tells lies and turns his back on people who care for him, but nevertheless has a good heart, particularly once he learns to trust and care for the people who also value him.”

Yes!! Woo hoo!

It made my day.

You can read the whole review here.…

Back at the Class of 2k7 blog, we’ve been conducting interviews of each other–asking questions specific to our books and work. Class member Sarah Aronson, whose YA novel Head Case came out this fall, asked me a bunch of good questions. I did blather on, but if you’re interested, you can read it here.…