Author Linda Sue Park has updated her Web site and now offers a reading journal.
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Grandparents Day
Nikki Tate writes to say she has a new book out: Grandparents’ Day, illustrated by Benoît Laverdière (Annick Press, 2004).
Grandparents’ day falls the second Sunday in September. And no, it was not invented by Hallmark. I would like to wish my grandma Dorothy and grandma Melba a happy Grandparents’ Day.
Anyone wishing to find out more about me and Grandma Dorothy should read my short story,
Promoting cynsations and spookycyn
Alia Waking
ALIA WAKING by Laura Williams McCaffrey (Clarion, 2003). In this debut novel, Alia, 12, hopes to be chosen as a keenteen, or warrior woman, when she turns thirteen. But then Alia and her best friend, Kay, capture two of the enemy, a boy and girl about their age, and are assigned to care for them in prison. As she gets to know the prisoners,
The Truth About Sparrows
THE TRUTH ABOUT SPARROWS by Marion Hale (Henry Holt, 2004) This poignant historical novel, revolving around a close-knit family’s efforts to survive the economic hardships of the Great Depression, will warm readers’ hearts. Twelve-year-old Sadie Wynn, an young adolescent with timeless appeal, isn’t happy with anyone or anything. Sadie doesn’t want to leave Missouri and move to a fishing town on the Texas coast,
Delaware State Awards; Francesca Lia Block Site
Lisa is in the process of updating my site, so I don’t want to make her crazy with link change-outs at this point. So, I’m just going to flag incoming for a while on the blog:
Delaware Diamond Primary Award:
http://www.doe.state.de.us/dsra/deldiamonds.htm
The Blue Hen Children’s Book Award
http://wilmlib.org/bluehen.html
Also I need to add Francesca Lia Block to the main author/illustrator listings.
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Docs & More Sympathies
Both Greg and I went to (separate) doctors today. Me for my skin (which I’m assured is like a 26-year-old’s–ha! doubt that) and Greg for his foot, which is oddly misshapen in my opinion (but apparently no emergency). The dermatologist office in West Lake reminded me a lot of the plastic surgeon office from “Doc Hollywood.”
Received a surprise gorgeous bouquet of garden flowers from Gail and several cards,
Ninjas Review
New online review of Ninjas, Piranhas, and Galileo by Greg from Meridian Magazine. It’s a Mormon magazine, and I noticed the author published the same review in another magazine available online.
Dinner planned with Sean for ZTejas Grill.
Red Dirt Book Fesitval
Just got news that the new Web site for the Red Dirt Book Festival in Shawnee, Oklahoma is up and running. The theme this year is “Mysterious Oklahoma.” It might apparently include: “sessions on the mystery genre, [] programs on true crime, myths and legends, politics, sports – anything related to Oklahoma with an element of mystery (including the “mystery’
My (Mostly) Non-Writing Life
America is my country, and Paris is my home town. — Gertrude Stein
My (Mostly) Non-Writing Life
Date of Birth: 12/31/67; only child “who’s spoiled?”
Lived in HI, IL, MO, MI, KS, OK, TX; prefer central time zone
Dog: pom named Sir Gallahad XIII; called “Tramp”
Great Teacher: Mrs.