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Congratulations

Congratulations to Guadalupe Garcia McCall, for her Morris Award nomination for Under the Mesquite! Guadalupe is a Tenner whose book release was rescheduled for 2011, where it has made quite the splash!

First Kirkus, Now VOYA!

Kirkus gave AWAY a lovely review, and now so has VOYA (Voice of Youth Advocates).  Very Happy! "Hall’s imaginative dystopian world takes the concepts of good vs. evil and modern vs. primitive into fresh territory with plenty of comparisons to today’s world. For readers reluctant to dip into science fiction, this adventure is an engaging place to start. While it is not necessary to start with The Line, it would help fill out the details, and at the conclusion of Away, readers will find themselves eagerly hoping for a third installment." Full review here: http://www.voya.com/2011/08/17/this-week-in-reviews-august-16-2011/

New Agent

Hey all,

I'm happy to announce that I'm now being repped by the awesome Michele Rubin at Writers House. :)

Matthew Kirby: Editor's Dream

From Publishers Weekly, Re Middle Grade Buzz Panel at BEA:

Lisa A. Sandell, executive editor at Scholastic Press,  spoke first about Icefall, describing Matthew Kirby as “an editor’s dream,” and explaining how she fell for the “uncommonly complex characters” and detail-rich setting of his first book, The Clockwork Three. Sandell said she was “totally giddy” when she received the manuscript for Icefall, which she described as the story of a Viking princess’s “journey to find herself and her place in the world.”

BN Bookfair code for AL disaster relief

 As part of my book signing on Saturday, the manager at BN set up a bookfair for AL diaster relief and the code can be used at ANY Barnes & Noble or online on any purchase from 5/7-5/14. Code is  #10486058 --just give it to seller, or input online.  10% of sales using this code go to the United Way's West Alabama chapter to help Tornado Relief Efforts. If we raise $2500, percentage goes up to 15%, 10,000 and it's 20%. Please repost this on your blogs, twitter, facebook, whatevs. If you're buying a book this week at BN anyway, use this code. 
Thanks! 
As an original Tenner, I've watched a lot of incredible people turn out incredible books and couldn't wait to finally share some news of my own...and it's finally here!

TA DA!!



This amazing 3D-animated book trailer was created by talented artists Jesse Cabrera, Michael Jaso, Alicia Samela & Ali Phelps under the direction of Jason Wiser. I am thrilled to share it with you & invite YOU to share it with everyone else!

To celebrate & spread the word, I'm running a "Pay It Forward ARC Giveaway Contest" on my blog from now through May 7th, so please come, check it out & thanks to everyone in the Tenners for being such an unbelievable support while I was (im)patiently Ms. Wait Waiting McWaiting!

I *finally* feel like a Tenner (and Elevensie)! WOO!
The Committee reviews over 6000 titles each year for accuracy and literary quality and considers their emotional impact on children. It chooses the best 600 books, both fiction and nonfiction, which it lists with annotations, according to age and category... CONGRATULATIONS, TENNERS!

ALL UNQUIET THINGS, by Anna Jarzab (Coming of Age, ages 14 & up)
ESCAPING THE TIGER, by Laura Manivong (Coming of Age, ages 9-12)
HARMONIC FEEDBACK, by Tara Kelly (Today, ages 12-14)
LEAVING GEE'S BEND, by Irene Latham (Historical Fiction, ages 9-12)
THE MARK, by Jen Nadol (Coming of Age, ages 14 & up)
PALACE BEAUTIFUL, by Sarah Deford Williams (Historical Fiction, ages 9-12)
THE RED UMBRELLA, by Christina Diaz Gonzalez (Historical Fiction, ages 9-12)
SHOOTING KABUL, by N.H. Senzai (Today, ages 9-12)
THREE RIVERS RISING (Historical Fiction, ages 9-12)
TORTILLA SUN, by Jennifer Cervantes (Today, ages 9-12)

To see the entire list, click here: http://www.bankstreet.edu/bookcom/

JUST ADD MAGIC - Book Club Promotion

 JUST ADD MAGIC – Just the Book for your Book Club!

 

JUST ADD MAGIC by Cindy Callaghan is a fun new book for middle-grade readers and a great choice for your book club. A magical story packed with fabulous food, unusual ingredients, and a great cast of characters, JUST ADD MAGIC is the perfect blend of mystery, magic and fun that is sure to please ‘tweens of all different reading levels. 

The author has just announced a special promotion: A Club Kit. If your club chooses JUST ADD MAGIC for its selection, you may win a special kit including:

  • An assortment of recipe cards
  • Book marks
  • Wooden spoons
  • Surprise cooking utensil
  • Discussion Guide
  • Book Club Meeting Activity Ideas
  • Letter and brochure for your teacher/librarian

 And guess what else? The author may Skype live into your meeting. 

 All the 411 you need to enter to get the Club Kit: 

1.     You need to have at least 4 members in your book club and an adult moderator.

2.     Send an email to Cindy (cindy@cindycallaghan.com) explaining in no more than 3 sentences why your book club wants to read JUST ADD MAGIC

3.    Hurry! Because this promotion ends June 30, 2011 

 

That’s it! If Cindy picks your group, she will send you the above goodies! 

If you win, be prepared to take a picture of your book club with each member holding a copy of JUST ADD MAGIC for Cindy to post on her web site.

 Visit www.cindycallaghan.com that features Cindy’s blog, recipes, a discussion guide, details about upcoming appearances, her bio, and more!

JUST ADD MAGIC (Aladdin M!x, Simon and Schuster Children’s Publishing Division; $5.99)


Crystal Kite Finalists!

There are lots of Tenner's on the Crystal Kite Finalist List!!

Congrats to: Irene (Gee's Bend), Christina (Red Umbrella), Jessica (Nice and Mean), Matt (clockwork 3), and Denise (Losing Faith)


YIPPPPPPEEEEEEEE to all of you, and I hope I didn't miss any other names!!

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