by Shairi Engle “Can we keep it?” my eight year old asked, using his giant blue eyes persuasively.   My son Tristin, my older brother, and I had just stumbled upon a baby bird flailing about on the ground.  “Go ahead, T, pick it up,” suggested my brother and my mind was immediately flooded with … Brand New Socks

by Marcelo Moreno  

Sarah Tomp’s coming-of-age novel, My Best Everything, has the best of everything we want in a good story: Characters with chemistry Revved up emotions Romance Adventure High stakes, and The best kisses! What makes a good kiss, in literature? You might want to read Emily Temple’s post, “10 of the Greatest Kisses in Literature” (The … My Best Kisses