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HOMEPAGEFOR 'TWEENS (AGES 10 and UP)! Because sometimes being a little "diva" is the only way for a 'tween to get the respect she deserves... " ...the Are You There God It's Me, Margaret for the 21st century multicultural reader." - HarperCollins "In the tradition of Judy Blume and Alice Naylor, Boles' first novel for youth is a joyful, honest story..." Booklist “LITTLE DIVAS was a joy to read!” – Patty Gary-Cox, Co-Executive Producer of "That's So Raven" “Boles portrays this variable age well, and readers will feel for Cassidy’s trials.” – School Library Journal “LITTLE DIVAS sends a positive, empowering message to young girls about everything from how to deal with divorced parents to how to negotiate the rules of friendship." – Jane Heller, national best-selling author of Sis Boom Bah “A story that is fresh, absorbing and throbbing with the joy and angst of teenage life.” – Anita Diggs, acclaimed author of Staying Married: A Guide for African American Couples "Boles does an outstanding job at keeping this book at an age appropriate level, yet still making it interesting enough for older readers as well." - Black Butterfly Review "LITTLE DIVAS is a must-read novel." - Cincinnati/Hamilton County Public Library "The strength of this novel lies not in the plot but in the depiction of Boles' preteen heroines, who are authentically conveyed." - Bulletin for the Center of Children's Books "In LITTLE DIVAS by Philana Marie Boles comes a positive and friendly reading experience..." - Ebony Magazine" "...this summer story of friendship and growing up reads like the beginning of a series." - Kirkus "Little Divas is perfect for your preteen girls." -Black Expressions Book Club _____________________________________________ "Artfully told... the story delicately tiptoes through the territory of the heart." Black Issues Book Review "With its many twists and turns, it is impossible to predict the outcome of Boles' often humorous novel." Romantic Times And have you read the much talked about, Blame It on Eve, once a featured alternate pick for Black Expressions Book Club? "A nicely diverting and even thought-provoking read." Booklist "I never once got bored with this extraordinary novel from a very promising author." The RAWSISTAZ Reviewers |
   "Hey!! What's up?? To God be the glory. I'm so humbled by His grace. Here I am celebrating the release of my third novel and I'm so full of thanks these days... To my publishers, my agent, and my sooo cool editors--Leann, Kelli, and Anita--for believing in my work! Thanks to my family, my friends, and others in my hometown "the T.O.L" for their enduring support of this hopeless romantic/ But hear me when I say this, thanks especially, especially, to YOU, my readers! You ladies and gents are the flyest because... My msg board and the daily emails I receive keep me so inspired in such a wonderful way. I truly hope and pray to be blessed to be able to return the joy and inspiration with every book. Thank you. I have always been enthralled by the amazing experience of looking at words on a page and then having your mind create images that only you can see. So I feel so blessed to now, in an effort to help encourage our youth to read age appropriate books for enjoyment, present my newest release, LITTLE DIVAS!!!! I'm so honored. For one, Little Divas was nominated for a 2006 AALAS Open Book Award. Thank you so much for the many who voted. Another blessing is that Black Expressions Book Club--who also featured Blame It on Eve--has just added LITTLE DIVAS to their catalog! If you are a parent who grew up reading Judy Blume, I'm sure you know why it was important to me to offer our girls an honest story. I'm sure also that you know how incredibly humbling it is that my publisher has made such a comparison of my work! As an educator, I've had the joy and reality check of seeing first hand what is going on with our youth. Trust me, it was important to me to give our girls a fun-loving story, but I also knew I had to--"keep it real"--as so many of my students have thanked me for doing. Anyhow, thank you so much for visiting my site. Enjoy surfing. Check back often, and drop me a line before you go! :) Love! Philana |
