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| Young Chicago Authors - the Area 17 ceremony. (more...) |
Easy reading is damn hard writing - Nathaniel Hawthorne
Mark Your Calendars!!
On April 10 2012, I am both pleased and honored to be one of the 37 featured authors participating at Barbara Vey Readers Appreciation Luncheon . New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Heather Graham will be the keynote speaker. Proceeds from the event will benefit four local libraries.
You can learn more about this pre-RT luncheon event at Barbara's Blog at Publisher's Weekly -- Beyond Her Book
If you live int he Chicago or Milwaukee area, or plan to attend RT (Romantic Times) consider spending a day with us as authors show their appreciation to you, our readers. For more information, and to regiuster, go to http://www.barbaraveyreaders.com.
As an attending author, I will be hosting a table. The guests at my table will get a free copy of PULL, along with copies of Chapter 1 of my new book, Being God.
My debut novel, PULL
Is on School Library Journal's 2011 Top Books for Youth in Detention. PULL is also a nominee for the Young Adult Library Services Association's (YALSA) 2012 Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers List an honor that I prize because it means that Librarians and Students found the book worthy enough to be nominated. I hoped that so-called reluctant readers, especially boys, would be drawn by David's story. My first success came from the 7th grade boy who called PULL "...better than CABLE." This nomination is icing on the cake.
PULL has also won the 2010 National Readers Choice Award in the Young Adult category.
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Download the first chapters of PULL
Read the reviews
Go to the Books page for more about PULL and other stories under development.
PULL is available at traditional and online bookstores. Check out
Amazon.com or Barnes & Noble.
You can meet me in person:
November 21 I will be one of the panelists discussing 'Love Stories: Boundaries and Extensions' at the National Council of Teachers of English meeting in the Chicago Hilton. This session is part of a day long workshop sponsored by the Assembly on Literature for Adolescents. Others on the panel include Simone Elkeles, Stephanie Perkins, and Sara Zarr
Check out my reviews of male-oriented YA books
NOVEMBER
Watch the PULL book trailer
Andrea Somberg
from the
Harvey Klinger Agency