GMGR brings together parents, teachers, librarians, writers and readers, who all love middle grade books. Lisa is a middle school teacher and lives in Boston, Massachusetts, with her children and two bossy cats.more Her work often reflects her West Indian and Black southern heritage. Lisa received the inaugural Kweli Color of Children’s Literature Manuscript Award in 2019 for the novel manuscript. It was selected as an ABA Indie Introduce title for Winter/Spring 2022 and an Indie Next Kids' title for March/April 2022. Her debut fantasy A Comb of Wishes is published by HarperCollins/Quill Tree Books and was released on February 8, 2022. Lisa Stringfellow writes middle grade fiction and has a not-so-secret fondness for fantasy with a dark twist. Lisa is a middle school teacher and lives in Boston, Massachusetts, with her children and two bossy cats.
Reviewed by Kate Radke, Walker Memorial Library, Westbrook, ME.Lisa Stringfellow writes middle grade fiction and has a not-so-secret fondness for fantasy with a dark twist. Aimed at kids grades 3-7, this middle grade book is not a must-buy for libraries, but a good addition where books about mermaids and folklore are popular. Readers will want to know how Kela will fix everything. Characters are mostly believable and the storyline flows easily. Written in alternating voices between Kela and Ophidia, the book focuses on the importance of telling the truth, experiencing grief, while it weaves in Caribbean folklore about the sea. Kela wishes for her mother back, but is she prepared for the consequences? To get it back, she must give Kela a wish. The mermaid whose comb it is, Ophidia, can sense that it is missing. While exploring on the beach for supplies for her sea glass jewelry, she finds a mermaid’s comb. “A Comb of Wishes” by Lisa Stringfellow tells the story of Kela, a 12 year-old girl who has recently lost her mother in a car accident. Published by Quill Tree Books/HarperCollins on February 8, 2022
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