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Will you be attending the 2010 National Conference? The conference will be taking place on March 23-27, 2010 in the Oregon Convention Center.
Tundra’s very own, Pamela and Sylvia, will be at booth #1011 to tell you about our new and upcoming books! You can also come by to pick up our catalogues, posters, postcards, chapbooks, and bookmarks.
ForeWord Reviews announced the finalists in the 2009 Book of the Year Awards. We would like to congratulate the following authors and illustrators on their nominations!
Juvenile Nonfiction Finalist:
A Thousand Years of Pirates
By William Gilkerson
ISBN 9780887769245
96 Pages
“… A Thousand Years of Pirates, manages to preserve the historical reality of pirates while still maintaining the captivating image of pirates that so strongly interests people, especially children…. At the same time, Gilkerson captures the adventure of the high seas in his illustrations. …a great example of how history can be made interesting to young readers….” – ForeWord Reviews
Juvenile Fiction Finalist:
Jacob Two-Two on the High Seas
By Cary Fagan
Illustrated by Dušan Petričić
ISBN 9780887768958
112 Pages
“Fagan has produced a lively tale of pirates, transatlantic voyages, and the usual heedless parents…” – Books for Young People: Books of the Year, Quill & Quire
YA Fiction Finalist:
Vanishing Girl
By Shane Peacock
ISBN 9780887768521
320 Pages
“… The richly descriptive prose offers a vivid sense of both Victorian life and the diverse characters, especially complex, intriguing, and sympathetic Sherlock….” – Booklist
The following Tundra books are nominated for the 2010 Saskatchewan Young Readers’ Choice Award:
Bird Child
By Nan Forler
Illustrated by François Thisdale
ISBN 978-0-88776-894-1
Hardcover
32 Pages
Nominated in the Shining Willow category (kindergarten – grade 3)
Bullying and the ability to rise above it are at the heart of this strikingly beautiful picture book. All school-aged children have either bullied, been bullied, or witnessed bullying, and all too often, they feel powerless to stop what has been set in motion.
Dear Toni
By Cyndi Sand-Eveland
ISBN 978-0-88776-876-7
Hardcover
136 Pages
Nominated in the Diamond Willow category (grades 4-6)
When sixth-grader Gene Tucks moves south, she dreads being the new kid at school and almost everything else about her life as a “nobody.” But what she dreads most is the hundred-day journal-writing assignment her teacher has given the class. His brilliant idea is to have the journals locked in the town museum’s vault for forty years so that future grade-sixers can read them.
Word Nerd
By Susin Nielsen
ISBN 978-0-88776-875-0
Hardcover
256 Pages
Nominated in the Snow Willow category (grades 7-9)
In this brilliantly observed novel, author Susin Nielsen transports the reader to the world of competitive Scrabble as seen from the honest yet funny viewpoint of a boy who’s searching for acceptance and for a place to call home.
The Saskatchewan Young Readers’ Choice Award allows over 10,000 students and young adults to read and vote for their favorite books. Award winners will be announced at a gala that will be held in the spring. For more info on the SYRCA Willow Awards, please visit www.willowawards.ca.
Congratulations to the abovementioned authors and illustrator!
We have 10 ARCs of Marthe Jocelyn’s new historical novel, Folly, to give away! Be one of the first ten readers to subscribe to our blog (just ‘Subscribe’ at the top right of our blog by entering your email address).
Open to Canadian residents only.
Advance praise for Folly:
“With its refreshingly robust pace, suspenseful plot, and sprinklings of innuendo, teen girls with a penchant for historical fiction will flock to Folly.”
– Quill & Quire
Folly
Written by Marthe Jocelyn
Hardcover
256 pages
ISBN 978-0-88776-929-0
Pub Date: May 11, 2010
In the chaotic way of every life, where the past, present, and future collide, Marthe Jocelyn has traced a story that is heartbreaking and unforgettable.
Ann Towell sent in a photo from her book launch last Saturday!
The photo was taken by Larry Towell/Magnum and posted with permission from the author.
Thank you to everyone who came out to celebrate the launch of Grease Town with Ann Towell. Thank you once again to Connie Bell and to the wonderful staff at the Oil Museum of Canada for making the event a success!