More on the most underrated children's and YA author. A look at her works from the 1970s through today, including a medieval story that needs to be a movie yesterday! 

Part I about a severely underrated trailblazer in children's literature. Wrote about children studying witchcraft before you-know-who was a thing and featured authentic, diverse characters. Never won a Newberry but should have. 

A look at When Kambia Elaine Flew in From Neptune--a favorite of mine from the late '90s/'00s!

The early 20th century lesbian Japanese writer (the West) has never heard of!

A talking cat in a sailor suit. A boy named "uncle." And little people hiding in appliances. The world of Eduard Uspensky. Plus, an extensive look at Vladimir Shpitalnik's illustrations. 

A multilayered Russian folktale lends itself to a multilayered novel. Plus, thoughts on fairy tales. 

Orphans. Crumbling boarding schools. Antique toys. Ghosts. No, this is not a 19th century gothic novel. Sylvia Cassedy's multilayered novels for children were published in the 1980s, not 1880s.

This week, an exploration of a more recent novel that seems to have slipped from memory, Charlotte Markham and the House of Darkling, by Michael Boccacino.

Art school dropout Marjorie Bowen becomes a prolific writer and not a genocidal dictator. While her supernatural and horror fiction is well known, learn about her history books.