Meet the Guardian Herd Cover Artist!

Jennifer Lynn Alvarez ran this great interview with the artist who drew the eye-catching jackets for her GUARDIAN HERD series from Harper Collins Children’s. We loved it so much we begged her to let us share it with you. Find out how David brought our hero Star to life. Jennifer: At what age did […]
The Guardian Herd: Starfire by Jennifer Lynn Alvarez

An action-packed debut novel in an exciting new tween fantasy series, perfect for fans of series like Warriors, Survivors, and Guardians of Ga’Hoole.Once every hundred years, a black foal is born, prophesized to either unite or destroy the five herds of flying horses that live in the land of Anok. This foal is fated to […]
The Guardian Herd: Starfire pubs today!

We want to wish a happy book birthday to the one and only Jennifer Lynn Alvarez. Her fantasy-adventure middle-grade debut THE GUARDIAN HERD: STARFIRE pubs today. We can’t wait for you to meet Star and his friends, the pegasi of Anok. Book 2, STORMBOUND, is coming in April! “The typical fantasy tale of an ordinary […]
Guardian Herd: Starfire highlighted in ABC Best Books for Children

We’re so pleased that Jennifer Lynn Alvarez’s middle-grade debut The Guardian Herd: Starfire (pubbing September 23rd from Harper Children’s) has been chosen for the prestigious ABC Best Books for Children 2014. Of 1000’s of books considered only 200 are chosen. Congratulations Jennifer! ABC Best Books for Children Announcement
Alvarez

Jennifer Lynn Alvarez grew up with a crazy love for horses, but her family couldn’t afford them. To satisfy her cravings, she read horse books, volunteered at stables, bought horse toys, took lessons, and played “horses” at recess with her friends. She wrote in her childhood diary that one day she would be a published […]
Story Telling vs. Story Trapping, by Jennifer Lynn Alvarez

The process of writing the first draft of book one of The Guardian Herd Series was magical for me. The story leapt from my head, fully formed, like Venus. There is something sacred about that, right? You don’t mess with a story straight from the muse, do you? I thought you didn’t. I thought a […]