 I'm honored to announce that THE GILDED GIRL was selected by Bank Street College of Education as one of the Best Books of the Year! You can find it in the complete listing of books here, under Readers 9-12 and in the category of "Fantasy."
https://www.bankstreet.edu/library/center-for-childrens-literature/childrens-book-committee/best-childrens-books-of-the-year/edition/ I'm delighted to share this honor with several other 2021 middle grade debuts! I'm listing their books and categories below (in no particular order): Kate Albus - A PLACE TO HANG THE MOON - Historical Megan Freeman - ALONE B.B. Alston - AMARI AND THE NIGHT BROTHERS Reem Farqi - UNSETTLED Joanne Fritz - EVERYWHERE BLUE Jaime Berry - HOPE SPRINGS Chad Lucas - THANKS A LOT, UNIVERSE Jimmy M Morris - MY EX IMAGINARY FRIEND Christina Li - ACROSS THE UNIVERSE Lisa Fipps - STARFISH Waka Brown - WHILE I WAS AWAY
LE PACTE MAGIQUE - The Gilded Girl arrives in France on November 10th! I got my first look at the French cover for The Gilded Girl today. Most people don't know this, but authors don't always pick their titles for foreign translations. In this case, they've retitled the book Le Pact Magique, which translates to The Magic Pact. It's such a fun title and describes the book so well. Why didn't I think of that!?
Friends and readers in France can pick up the book at their local book retailer starting November 10th. Thank you to my French publisher, Albin Michel, for bringing Izzy and Emma across the Atlantic! Watch The Gilded Girl launch party on YouTube!Did you miss The Gilded Girl launch party on April 6th but wish you could have been there? Thanks to Chevalier's Books, you can now watch it on YouTube. Thank you again to Theresa from Chevalier's Books for MCing, Julie Abe for hosting, and Lorelei Savaryn and Felicity for joining me for the reading!  THE GILDED GIRL is here!Thank you to everyone for your support! It's wonderful to have The Gilded Girl out in the world and where I always wanted it to end up: in the hands of readers. I love hearing from readers who enjoyed the book! It's been such a wonderful experience to get messages as people finish reading.
Here's a slideshow from my "book birthday." I had a wonderful day filled with middle grade author friends! I signed books at The Village Well and Barnes & Noble, had a virtual launch party filled with Julie Abe (and special guest, Lorelei Savaryn) and celebrated outside with Melissa Seymour and Karina Evans. Thank you to my family, friends, and readers for making this the debut day of my dreams! |
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