In Memory: Authors Cynthia DeFelice & Francine Pascal

Cynsations is celebrating its 20th anniversary by switching to a quarterly publishing schedule, featuring in-depth interviews and articles. Thank you for your ongoing support and enthusiasm!

By Gayleen Rabakukk

Author Cynthia DeFelice

Children’s book author Cynthia DeFelice, oft-lauded for her deft storytelling and absorbing themes,

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Cynsational News & Giveaways of Smells Like Dog & Morpheus Road

Cynsational News & Giveaways of Smells Like Dog & Morpheus Road

Enter to win a copy of Smells Like a Dog by Suzanne Selfors (Little, Brown, 2010)! From the promotional copy:

Smells Like Dog is another fun, well-written, and funny middle grade novel from Suzanne Selfors. It is the story of Homer Pudding, an ordinary farm boy who dreams of going on grand adventures like his uncle,

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Sideshow: Ten Original Tales of Freaks, Illusionists, and Other Matters Odd and Magical is Now Available

Sideshow: Ten Original Tales of Freaks, Illusionists, and Other Matters Odd and Magical is Now Available

Sideshow: Ten Original Tales of Freaks, Illusionists, and Other Matters Odd and Magical, edited by Deborah Noyes (Candlewick, 2009) is now available!

The collection includes my short story, “Cat Calls,” which is set in the Tantalize/Eternal universe and features new characters!

Here’s the whole list of contributors:

Sideshow Giveaway

Enter to win one of three copies from Cynsations!

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Cynsational News & Giveaways of Sideshow (YA) & The Day-Glo Brothers (PB)

Cynsational News & Giveaways of Sideshow (YA) & The Day-Glo Brothers (PB)

Enter to win one of three copies of Sideshow: Ten Original Tales of Freaks, Illusionists, and Other Matters Odd and Magical, edited by Deborah Noyes (Candlewick, July 14, 2009)! From the promotional copy:

Molly is a bearded girl who joins the circus, only to find that her former tormentor faces a far hairier plight.

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Cynsational News & Giveaways

Cynsational News & Giveaways

Margarita Engle’s Historic Newbery Honor by Debra Lau Whelan from School Library Journal. Peek: “Margarita Engle’s The Surrender Tree (Holt, 2008), a verse novel about Cuba’s fight for independence, just received a Newbery honor, marking the first time that a Hispanic author has ever received such a distinction.”

The finalists for the Oklahoma Book Award are: Chosen by P.C.

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