And we have a winner. Congratulations to Becky from Becky’s Book Reviews.
Entries from August 2009
Blogger of the Tour ~ North! or Be Eaten
August 31st, 2009 · Comments Off
Tags: Kidz Book Buzz Bizz
Balanced Reviews
August 27th, 2009 · 14 Comments
Micheal Stearns recently posted about reviews on Goodreads which spawned a discussion about book reviews written by writers, editors, and agents. Is it damaging to a career to write negative reviews? One of the comments made in the discussion really makes me sad. Rita, the commenter, said, in part: At the SCBWI summer conference an [...]
Tags: Integrity · Review Tips
North! or Be Eaten ~ Wrap Up
August 25th, 2009 · 1 Comment
So we ended up 17 blogs involved and 29 posts. These including 12 reviews, 1 discussion of Mr. Peterson’s music, and a lot of talk about his characters, his artwork, and his story. Three-day bloggers eligible for the gift certificate are: Becky at A Christian Worldview of Fiction: post 1, post 2, post 3 Becky at [...]
Tags: Kidz Book Buzz Bizz
North! and Still Not Eaten
August 24th, 2009 · Comments Off
OK so by now we all know the Igibys were not eaten. Whew! Huge apologies, first, to Jason Joyner, from Spoiled for the Ordinary, who joined the tour this time and was inadvertently left out of the list of participating bloggers. Please go by and read his review. Other Saturday posts: Becky’s review at A Christian [...]
Tags: Fantasy · Middle Grade
North or Be Eaten ~ the Trek Continues
August 21st, 2009 · Comments Off
Day two of the North or Be Eaten Blog Tour brings us these fine posts: A review from the 160 Acre Woods Becky at, A Christian Worldview of Fiction, urges her readers to buy and read the first book, first. At Becky’s Book Reviews, Becky sings Andrew’s praises and gives us several song clips. A [...]
Tags: Fantasy · Middle Grade
North or Be Eaten ~ Day One Blog Tour Roundup
August 20th, 2009 · 1 Comment
Today is the first day of blog tour for North or Be Eaten, the second book in Andrew Peterson’s Wingfeather Saga. Here are the posts that have come in so far today: Several of us posted or linked to our review of the first book in the Wingfeather Saga, On the Edge of the Dark Sea [...]
Tags: Fantasy · Middle Grade
Andrew Peterson ~ The Particulars
August 19th, 2009 · 3 Comments
Jump onboard the blog tour and head North or Be Eaten. North or Be Eaten, the second in Andrew Peterson’s Wingfeather Trilogy, is on tour this week! The Amazon link we will use is: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1400073871 You are welcome to use your own Amazon link as well, but please do use this specific link at least [...]
Tags: Fantasy · Middle Grade
Old Stars Still Shining
August 13th, 2009 · Comments Off
Just got my Southern Breeze Newsletter and saw this: Mary Ann Rodman’s JIMMY’S STARS was named to the National Assoc. of Social Studies Teachers Best Trade Books list, as well as Booklist’s 10 Best Historical Fiction books of 2008, and a Bank Street College Best Book. Both SURPRISE SOUP (Viking) and A TREE FOR EMMY [...]
Tags: Author Promotion · Awards · History · Picture Books