February 11th, 2013
Bookworm Buddies, the blog of the Manhattan Public Library, recently posted this review of Last Airlift: “When this book came in, I started flipping through it at my desk because the topic reminded me of a Laotian refugee who was in my class when I was in 2nd grade. I had to give up my […]
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February 8th, 2013
Jill MacLean, whose YA novel Nix Minus One is set in small-town Newfoundland, has always passion for that province. Today she shares with us: ONE If you choose to canoe in Newfoundland in June, July, or August, you’d better be wearing a bug jacket and you’d better be prepared to view the lake through a […]
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February 7th, 2013
“Another powerful novel by the author of The Nine Lives of Travis Keating, Home Truths and The Present Tense of Prinny Murphy. Jill Maclean’s new novel is written in verse, and like her other novels, deals with some heavy issues. I couldn’t put this book down, and I read it in one night. Nix, the […]
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February 6th, 2013
The 4:00 Book Hook is a newsletter released bimonthly by a group of seven children’s book authors. In the current issue, author Alma Fullerton talks about her most recent book, A Good Trade, and why a new pair of shoes is so important to its protagonist—and to kids around the world. “…I think it’s important […]
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February 4th, 2013
“The author conveys the desperate, rushed and tense atmosphere. We too feel claustrophobic as the door of the airplane shuts and the heat and smell closes in around us and Tuyet. Everyone seems kind to Tuyet but she has no understanding of why things are happening to her. Was she selected to help with the […]
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February 1st, 2013
“…On each spread, a few lines of spare text carry the story in a predictable pattern, a pleasure to read aloud. Page by page, verbs describe Kato’s experience as he wakes, skips, races, treks, fills, hauls, dawdles, hurries, runs, kneels, weaves, gives and dances. Expertly crafted, Fullerton’s first picture book reminds readers of the pleasure […]
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February 1st, 2013
Jill MacLean’s new novel is coming in 15 days. To whet your appetite in the meantime, check out the teaser trailer. You can also visit Jill’s website or “Like” her on Facebook. We’re counting down the days. Are you?
Posted in Nix Minus One
