Q & A with Author Bridget Birdsall about “Double Exposure”
Who was your favorite character to write about and why? Aside from my primary protagonist, Alyx Atlas, who will always have a special place in my heart, the character…
What is Dyslexia?
I recently ran across this u-tube video which gives a simple yet clear explanation of dyslexia, a very common learning challenge. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zafiGBrFkRM]
Dear Teen Me ~ Guest Post
Dear Teen Me from author Bridget Birdsall (DOUBLE EXPOSURE, ORDINARY ANGELS) Dear Teen Me: What would I tell you now? Well, just like A.S. King, I’ve rewritten this letter twice,…
“Double Exposure,” Intersex and Sex Reassignments
In June 2014, the American Medical Association (AMA) finally released a statement recommending that states not require sex-reassignment surgery to change a person's gender designation on a birth certificate. In…
Why I wrote a novel about an intersex teen athlete.
My mother used to share a story about a time when I was two years old. She’d purchased a beautiful “pink fairy princess dress,” which billowed with crinoline layers. As…
Booklist says…teens and the rest of us will root for Alyx, an intersex teen athlete who just wants to fit in!
The following review of Double Exposure appeared September 1, 2014 in Booklist, a publication of the American Library Association. Booklist Review Books For Youth - Fiction - General Fiction Double Exposure.Birdsall, Bridget (author).Oct. 2014.…
The Farm
From My Makeshift Office on the Farm: Getting the Writing Right!
Last night I slept on an air mattress in an unfurnished farmhouse at the edge of the Baraboo Bluffs. From my makeshift office on the front porch, I listen to…