What’s Up With My Family? — App Helps Middle Schoolers Navigate Life

Posted on August 20, 2014 at 3:59 pm

Middle School Confidential™ 3: What’s Up with My Family? is a new IOS app, the next installment of the series for tweens and teens. The third edition continues the story of Jack, Jen, Chris, Abby, Mateo, and Michelle—a tight-knit group of friends in middle school—who are realizing that growing up often means changes at home. What’s Up with My Family? follows the gang as they each work through some difficult family situations and learn to appreciate the people they live with… even siblings!

What’s Up with My Family? is based on Book 3 of the award-winning Middle School Confidential series from Annie Fox, illustrated by Harvey Award-winner Matt Kindt. Designed for 8–14-year-olds, the app gives readers a look at how their peers handle family rules, resolve conflicts, and deal with common challenges of wanting more independence and more freedom to make their own choices. What’s Up with My Family? puts decision-making power into the hands of readers, with eight interactive quizzes that let them choose how they would handle different family situations.

What’s Up with My Family? is available for iOS (iPhone, iPad, iPod touch) through the iTunes App Store for $2.99 USD in the Book Apps category. The app will soon be available for Android tablets and phones, including Kindle and NOOK. For more information about the series, visit www.MiddleSchoolConfidential.com where you can download the app icon and hi-res screenshots.

Thank You! This Site is 19 Years Old This Week!

Posted on July 26, 2014 at 3:59 pm

It seems like yesterday, but it was 19 years ago this week that I first began writing reviews online as The Movie Mom®. Anyone remember Prodigy? The first appearance of my website was via the Sears-owned online service, so long ago it does not even turn up in Wayback searches. At the time, web sites were in the thousands, not the millions, and there were hardly any from corporations or publications. Blogging had not yet been invented, much less Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, or Vine.

I did all of my own code for the first four years. I could never have imagined that less than two decades later I would be able to post movie clips, much less that I would have written books about movies, had the privilege of weekly radio spots to review films, or had so many wonderful visitors, many of whom send me emails and comment on my posts. That first review is now one of 2500, plus more than 4000 interviews, commentaries, quizzes, giveaways, lists, and more that have me close to 7000 posts. Thank you for 19 wonderful years!

In honor of my anniversary, my ebooks will all be free on Amazon through July 30, 2014 (except for Fathers, free today only)! That’s 50 Must-See Movies: Fathers, 50 Must-See Movies: Mothers, 50 Must-See Movies: Weddings, and 101 Must-See Movie Moments. (Coming this fall: my new one on teachers)

Enjoy!

I’m Proud to be Featured on Movie Addict Headquarters’ 7th Anniversary Show

Posted on July 18, 2014 at 7:00 am

Many thanks to Betty Jo Tucker for including me in her anniversary special and for all the fun I’ve had on the show over the years.

Get the Movie Mom Android App!

Posted on July 15, 2014 at 3:59 pm

I have an app! And it’s free! If you have an Android device, please visit Google Play to download it.

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Maximum Ride Will Be a YouTube Series

Posted on July 11, 2014 at 8:00 am

James Patterson’s Maximum Ride series of books is going to be filmed — for YouTube. Page to Premiere reports that the stories about DNA-enhanced teenagers with wings was unable to get produced for theatrical release despite the interest of several studios.

An adaptation of James Patterson’s widely popular Maximum Ride series has been in development since 2008 and has seen its share of ups and downs in Hollywood. Rights to the series shifted from Columbia Pictures to Universal at one point and Twilight director Catherine Hardwicke was attached to direct at one point. With a big screen adaptation stalled, Patterson is now turning to YouTube to bring his series to fans.

If they are looking for talent, they might start with some of the fan-made videos already available online, some very elaborate and skillful.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dtRm6yeR2JA