Over in Childrens/YA/Kidcritters, happy dances are ongoing for boreal nominees Marsha Skrypuch, Valeria Sherrard, Lois Peterson & Helaine Becker for their OLA Forest of Reading nominations - check out the listings in all FoR categories here. 

If you're in the Toronto area, pass on the info. to teachers of your acquaintance that these authors may be in TO in May, and available for author visits through the Authors' Booking Service.

LP

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Lois Peterson
MEETING MISS 405, Orca Book Publishers
THE BALLAD OF KNUCKLES McGRAW, Orca Spring 2010
ELSIE AND THE SILVER RAIN, Orca Fall 2010
www.loispeterson.net

Me, too!

I've had a nice couple of weeks. First my publisher's marketing manager took the time to drop me a note to say she and her staff had just finished reading Knuckles and loved it, and know it will do well. Then today heard from my editor that though they don't usually do them for the young reader series, they're doing an ARC as "we all love Knuckles, so we’re going to give it a shot!"

I had to hurry away to find out what an ARC was (that's what happens when you work with beginners!) but now I know, I'm chuffed and grateful to know people seem so keen on the book.

It comes out just a month before the Forest of Reading festivities!

LP

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Lois Peterson
MEETING MISS 405, Orca Book Publishers
THE BALLAD OF KNUCKLES McGRAW, Orca Spring 2010
ELSIE AND THE SILVER RAIN, Orca Fall 2010
www.loispeterson.net