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UTAH CHILDREN'S WRITERS AND ILLUSTRATORS
Announcement List—September 12, 2007 To Christine Graham, whose early chapter book, THREE
LITTLE ROBBERS (Henry Holt) came out this week! To Shannon Hale, whose BOOK OF A THOUSAND DAYS got a
starred book review from Booklist! To Jessica Day George, whose book DRAGON SLIPPERS has
been picked as one of Amazon.com's Best Books of the Year So Far
(Children's List). To Alane Ferguson, whose book THE CHRISTOPHER KILLER
has been nominated to the YALSA top ten list! *************** NEW BOOKS from Ann Dee Ellis, THIS IS WHAT I DID by LITTLE,
BROWN. from Gloria Skurzynski and Alane Ferguson, NIGHT OF
THE BLACK BEAR, from National Geographic (May). from Nathan Hale, author/illustrator, THIEVES LIKE
US, and YELLOWBELLY AND PLUM, from Putnam. from Becky Hall, MORRIS AND BUDDY, THE STORY OF THE
FIRST SEEING-EYE DOG, Albert Whitman. from Mette Harrison, THE PRINCESS AND THE HOUND, a
fantasy YA, from Harper Eos. from Carla Morris, THE BOY WHO WAS RAISED BY
LIBRARIANS, a picture book, illustrated by Brad Sneed, from Peachtree. from Danna Kessimakis Smith, WHAT BEST FRIENDS DO,
from Hyperion. from Shannon Hale, BOOK OF A THOUSAND DAYS,
Bloomsbury. from Anne Bowen, CHRISTMAS IS COMING, Illustrated by
Tomek Bogacki (Carolrhoda Books, Fall, 2007) from Sherry Meidell, THE CENTAUR by May Swenson, a
picture book with Utah State Press, September. from Guy Francis, THE PLANET HUNTER: THE STORY BEHIND
WHAT HAPPENED TO PLUTO by Elizabeth Rusch, published by Rising Moon, part
of Northland Publishing
(which was recently acquired by Cooper Square Publishing). COMING IN 2008 from Kimberley Heuston, BOOK OF JUDE with Front
Street. from Kim Williams-Justesen, sequel to MY BROTHER, THE
DOG, 2008 from Shannon Hale and Dean Hale, RAPUNZEL'S REVENGE,
illustrated by Nathan Hale, January 2008. from Gloria Skurzynski, SWEAT AND BLOOD: A HISTORY OF
AMERICAN LABOR UNIONS. from Sharlee Glenn, JUST WHAT MAMA NEEDS, by
Harcourt. from Danna Smith, WHAT BEST FRIENDS DO, by Hyperion. from James Dashner, THE JOURNAL OF CURIOUS LETTERS by
Shadow Mountain. from Jessica Day George, SUN AND MOON, ICE AND SNOW
(January, Bloomsbury.) from Jessica Day George, DRAGON FLIGHT (May,
Bloomsbury) 2009 from Anne Bowen, I KNOW AN OLD TEACHER, Illustrated
by Stephen Gammell, (Carolrhoda Books, Fall, 2009) from Kristyn Crow, THE MIDDLE CHILD BLUES, Fall 2009. From Danna Smith, MY DADDY'S A GRIZZLY BEAR,
Illustrated by Lynn Munsinger, Hyperion, Spring 2009 ******************** APPEARANCES AND EVENTS September 20, 2007—Sherry Meidell will be
presenting September 20th at Quail Hollow Elementary School's Literacy
Night. September 21, 2007—Kim Williams-Justesen will be
speaking at Hunter Jr. High. September 22, 2007—Shannon Hale will be signing her
new book BOOK OF A THOUSAND DAYS at The King's English at 4 p.m. September 27, 2007—Jessica Day George will be
speaking on How to Write a Fantasy Story at Rowland Hall. October 3-4, 2007—Ron Woods will be presenting in
Bryon, Cowley, Deaver, and Burlington, Wyoming. October 5, 2007—Shannon Hale will be signing her
new book BOOK OF A THOUSAND DAYS at Deseret Book at 5 p.m. October 10, 2007—Becky Hall will be at East
Millcreek Library at 4:30 p.m. She will have a friend with a guide dog and
she will discuss her book Morris and Buddy, The Story of the First Seeing
Eye Dog. She will share information about using a guide dog. October 10-12—Gloria Skurzynski and Alana Ferguson
will be featured speakers at the Florida Association for Media in
Education conference in Orlando. October 17-18—James Dashner will be in Davis County
schools presenting. October 19, 2007—Kimberley Heuston will be reading
at BYU at 12:30. November 4, 2007—Shannon Hale will be signing her
new book BOOK OF A THOUSAND DAYS at All Tucked In at 4 p.m. November 7, 2007—Becky Hall will be at Tyler
Library in Midvale at 5:00pm. She will have a friend with a guide dog and
she will discuss her book Morris and Buddy, The Story of the First Seeing
Eye Dog. She will share information about using a guide dog. November 15, 2007—Becky Hall will be speaking at
the St. Francis Xavier School in Kearns in the evening. The time has not
been set yet. July 19, 2007—Michael Tunnell will be speaking to a
book group at The King's English. July 21, 2001—Ann Dee Ellis Knight will be having a book launch party for her THIS IS WHAT I DID at Soel Boutique in the Riverwoods in Provo. Reading at 6 p.m. Signing at 6:30 p.m. More details on her website.
Ann Dee Knight Ellis – www.anndeeellis.com Sara Zarr and Ann Dee Knight Ellis are both a part of the Class of 2K7--a group of about 40 debut novelists across the country who are all publishing in 2007. They have an ezine for the group that will come out quarterly for anyone who is interested. There will also be a pamphlet, a movie (a short short movie), and some other pub stuff. The official website has more details.
www.classof2k7.com. It's turning into a very cool project! Check it out!
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