YA Books Central | Michael Thal | Activity https://yabookscentral.com/members/writinghigh/activity/ Activity feed for Michael Thal. Tue, 16 Jun 2026 09:22:41 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 3c16f5f81f634caa70fb29197ae48d55 Michael Thal added Goodbye Tchaikovsky to Middle Grade Fiction https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/63570/ Sat, 25 Feb 2023 16:30:32 -0500
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11+
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February 01, 2012
]]> 0 760640832938b95243ae1366d2a99b61 Michael Thal added Koolura and the Mystery at Camp Saddleback (Koolura #2) to Young Adult Indie https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/42311/ Mon, 28 Mar 2022 22:23:32 -0400
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12+
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November 27, 2013
]]> 0 4fc34d2cddab1369c80082c2f7c15941 Michael Thal added The Legend of Koolura (Koolura #1) to Young Adult Indie https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/42310/ Mon, 28 Mar 2022 22:23:32 -0400
]]> 0 fd57063bbd34aef2bce99e71eddf357d Michael Thal posted an update: Midwest Book Review says: In the "The Legend of Koolura" […] https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/6874/ Thu, 18 Sep 2014 00:19:43 -0400 Midwest Book Review says:
In the “The Legend of Koolura” Michael Thal takes young readers on an adventure that couples magic super powers with the everyday life of intermediate grade students. Through his main character, Koolura Akopyan, a young sixth grade girl, Thal explores the complexities of school kid friendships, the adjustments needed to…Read more

]]> 0 808d678ad3e2abfc448c09be37471ca2 Michael Thal posted an update: Fun Summer Camp Story Koolura and the Mystery at Camp […] https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/6872/ Thu, 18 Sep 2014 00:19:36 -0400 Fun Summer Camp Story
Koolura and the Mystery at Camp Saddleback is a delightful story packed full of summer camp pranks and mystery. Koolura is a strong heroine with high morals and shows a balanced amount of empathy for damaged characters. I think this is a good picture to paint for this target age group.

The escapades that develop from the…Read more

]]> 0 ebe98ef527132d30016709986870f1a1 Michael Thal posted an update: Psychologist speaks out It's not often that a book aimed at […] https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/6871/ Thu, 18 Sep 2014 00:19:34 -0400 Psychologist speaks out
It’s not often that a book aimed at “Young Adults” makes me want to cry. Michael Thal managed this with his story of David, a violin virtuoso who suddenly went profoundly deaf the day after his twelfth birthday.

Goodbye Tchaikovsky is excellent on many levels.

First, obviously, it is an introduction to what it is like to…Read more

]]> 0 17c86641e79315a169a251ddfc2728d4 Michael Thal posted an update: A Midwest Book Review In the "The Legend of Koolura" Michael […] https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/6870/ Thu, 18 Sep 2014 00:19:33 -0400 A Midwest Book Review
In the “The Legend of Koolura” Michael Thal takes young readers on an adventure that couples magic super powers with the everyday life of intermediate grade students. Through his main character, Koolura Akopyan, a young sixth grade girl, Thal explores the complexities of school kid friendships, the adjustments needed to…Read more

]]> 0 3ada7b2cd62b525baeccb859ac025760 Michael Thal posted an update: Powerful Teen/Tween Story for Boys First of all, I want to […] https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/6869/ Thu, 18 Sep 2014 00:19:31 -0400 Powerful Teen/Tween Story for Boys
First of all, I want to note this book is probably one of the most powerful stories for tween and teen boys I’ve ever read.

David Rothman loses his hearing at the age of twelve to a hereditary problem he knew nothing about. There is no warning, no gradual loss. One day, David is rejoicing after a virtuoso solo…Read more

]]> 0 b057cac37adc87b0753db42ac52520e2 Michael Thal posted an update: The Abduction of Joshua Bloom will be published by Solstice […] https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/29208/ Wed, 07 May 2014 19:13:10 -0400 The Abduction of Joshua Bloom will be published by Solstice Publishing on June 3, 2014. It’s the story of a teen abducted by aliens.

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