I’m delighted that Sky of Bombs, Sky of Stars is a selected book for Poughkeepsie’s 2021 Big Read, coordinated by the Poughkeepsie Public Library District. I’m looking forward to connecting with lots of students in the upcoming weeks. And take a look at this beautifully constructed diorama:
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Scholastic Book Fair visits
It was wonderful to speak with schools in Georgia and Arkansas this week, facilitated by Scholastic Book Fairs. Such great questions! I even got to explain how to use a library’s vast database of online resources as a research tool during a lockdown! Ha!
Celebrating Ukrainian Canadian Heritage Month
Honoured to be included among these amazing women of Ukrainian Canadian heritage.
Karen Autio, me, and Once Upon a Bookstore!
Traitors Among Us — WSJ review
I was thrilled to have the Wall Street Journal review Traitors Among Us, and was particularly thrilled that they called it nail-biting! Here’s the review.
Virtually chatting with Lauren Tarshis at Malaprop bookstore
It was awesome to chat with Lauren Tarshis about writing historicals for kids, about what makes a person a reader, and how Charles Dickens influenced both of us. Thank you, Lauren, for turning so many young people into passionate readers and explorers of history!
Here’s the link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pXwx1t1Hk0M
Parnassus Books event with Deborah Hopkinson and Marsha Skrypuch — watch
Here’s the link: https://www.facebook.com/parnassusbooks1/videos/805286050154170
Traitors Among Us is “a best book of the month” on Amazon.com!
Books for kids who think they don’t like reading!
Thank you A Mighty Girl!
A Mighty Girl is one of my all time favorite book bloggers so I was thrilled to see Traitors Among Us featured there!