My first story is free to download from Amazon tomorrow
would love to get to 125 downloads, SO if there are readers out there who LOVE great characters, an awesome story and one or two secret apartments and vaults – make it so!
Author: Jane Reddington
Middle Grade author of the Mabel Hartley action adventure series for readers 10+. Three teens travel around the world in search of treasure and find more than they expected.
PBS show My Wild Affair – The Elephant Who Found a Mom
I was so happy to catch an incredible show last night on PBS about my favorite animals, elephants. I have posted once before about this elephant sanctuary in Kenya, and through this program I learned so much more about the origins of the elephant nursery that has saved over 150 elephant orphans. Don’t miss the […]
This Saturday pick up my first story for free on Amazon
I’ll be giving my dear readers another chance to get in on the fun of my first story, Mabel Hartley A Sapphire Moon. This Saturday head over to Amazon and download my story for FREE.
Time Scanners: A show on laser scanning in Petra Jordan
Fascinating to see a show on PBS about uncovering ancient construction secrets in Petra, Jordan. A team using 3D laser scanning technology shows us ancient staircases and an open six-sided structure at the base of the Monastery, one of the most magnificent structures from antiquity. Mabel Hartley, with friends Tabitha and Hugh will travel to […]
Went diving off the rocks into the ocean today
Let me just say it’s been a long long time since I went diving anywhere, let alone off rocks into the ocean, but with the kids camping with their grandparents, I decided to take myself off to the beach. The tide was low, so low that I had to peer off the rocks several times […]
Reading children’s literature in French
It’s kind of a big deal for me to up my reading game by taking on a children’s book translated into French. I am working at incorporating more French into my day and reading is a great way to use my brain and challenge myself. I lay down under the fruit trees in our little orchard […]
Second title for the YA book club is…
The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole aged 13 3/4. Best for readers over 13, and undoubtedly one of the funniest books of all time. If you’re a teenager or remember what it was like to be one then this book will make you laugh until you cry.
First title for the YA Book Club is…
The Witch’s Daughter, by Nina Bawden. Get your copy from Amazon for your ereader and start reading with me. Are jewel thieves hiding out on a remote island off Scotland and what does that have to do with a girl everyone believes to be a witch? What about the mysterious stranger who brings his golf […]
YA Book Club added to my website
Summer inspiration (lots of time in the sun and at the beach) has inspired a new idea for the website. A YA Book Club! I am going to be bringing you all my favorite inspirations for reading this summer and of course all year round. You’ll be able to check this page and find titles […]
Thanks USA for being almost 1/2 my readers you know i have a big crush on you!
Just finding out that almost 1/2 my readers are American. I love the States, and have quite the fondness for your leader, but I have to say “thanks!” for coming out to read Mabel in numbers. You guys are the best, and I think you know it 😉
J.E. Reddington 