Top 10 Library Book
This from the nice folks at the Franklin, MA Public Library. Coolness! 🙂
Archive of entries posted by mhughes
World Building
Some thoughts for writers: In some ways the writerly concept called “world building” is just another way of saying “writing”. Still, no matter your story’s genre, taking the time to think through and organize some of the story-world’s details and rules up front can help keep the story coherent, consistent and feeling ‘real’ (and save …
Interview Jan 31, 2013
I was interviewed by kids from the school newspaper at the Benjamin Franklin Classical Charter Public School in Franklin, MA on 1/31/2013. Coolness… (But I’m not sure what took me so dang long to get rid of that pizza plate.) 🙂
Music’s Powerful Effect On Our Teenage Lives…And Beyond
When I was a teenager music was a big part of my life. It still is. But there’s something about the music we listen to when we’re in our teens that sets it apart, it seems to me. At that age music is more than just music, it’s a statement about who we are. We …
Continue reading ‘Music’s Powerful Effect On Our Teenage Lives…And Beyond’ »
Ba-BAM! Tanasia and Me
Yesterday I was in Madison, NJ and ran into a family friend, 8 year old Tanasia K., a singer, dancer, actress, and big-time Lemonade Mouth fan, who told me that her friends never believe her when she says she knows me and my family. Here you go, Tanasia – evidence. She told me that once …
Olivia and Wen: Lemonade Mouth Puckers Up
Without a word we started walking along the water together, Olivia and me. The tide was going out, and after a few steps we took off our shoes and let the waves roll over our feet in the soft wet sand. There was a sailboat in the distance. Behind it, a line of pink puffy …
Continue reading ‘Olivia and Wen: Lemonade Mouth Puckers Up’ »
On authors, readers, and the Internet
“YARN: You have your very own YouTube channel, tweet regularly, and post often on your website. Do you feel that these are now required extensions of your profession? Is this more so in YA or just a general shift in contemporary literature? Do you think social media creates more of a bond between author and …
Join The Lemonade Mouth Revolution!
“Warmhearted and innocently wild, this stand-alone sequel will find appreciative fans among teen music obsessives and social activists.” – Kliatt Reviews on Lemonade Mouth Puckers Up Rebels. Troublemakers. Visionaries. The Lemonade Mouth revolution continues… Learn more Order Now: Amazon Barnes & Noble Indie Bound Powell’s Books-A-Million iBookstoreSend someone a personalized signed copy Incredible but true: …
Interview with YA Review Network
 “The novels of Mark Peter Hughes…provide us with pure fun.” – The Young Adult Review Network Sometimes as readers we forget that YA can be fun. Sure, we enjoy discussing its technical and literary components, but YA is often at its best with some gleeful enjoyment thrown into the mix. The novels of Mark Peter …
UMass Magazine Puckers Up
UMass Magazine: BookMarks by Patricia Sullivan Mark Peter Hughes ’95G is in a good place: His young adult novel, Lemonade Mouth, masterfully told in the voices of five high school outcasts who form a band, was made into a Disney Channel movie musical. His family received star treatment on the set and he even appears …