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Just released--March, 2010!  "Big Z, Cammi, and Me"
Short story in I Fooled You: Ten Stories of Tricks, Jokes, and Switcheroos, a middle-grade anthology edited by Johanna Hurwitz. See the teacher's guide here.
Middle-Grade Novel  Rosa, Sola
After praying and praying for a younger sibling, Rosa is thrilled to learn her mother is finally pregnant. But then tragedy strikes, and each member of her family must find a way to cope—including Rosa. To read an excerpt from the novel, click here. .
For a list of discussion questions, click here.
Poem in Anthology  "Questions: A Poem in Two Voices"
In Chicken Soup for the Soup: Teens Talk High School edited by Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen, Amy Newmark, & Madeline Clapps
For Recommended Reading for Children and Teens click below:
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22-Jul-2009 Welcome to my e-mail newsletter for the end of July!
In this issue:
• Last call for summer writing camps
• Teaching Authors Blog updates
• My next publication coming soon
• Please help “spread the word”
Last call for summer writing camps!
There are still a few slots open for my girls-only writing camps at the Hinsdale Center for the Arts. If you know anyone who may be interested, please pass along the information. Classes start next week (which means I’ll be VERY busy the next two weeks).
Girls Write!
For girls entering grades 4-5
July 27 – July 31, 2009
9:30 am – 12:30 pm or 1:15 – 4:15 pm
Girls Write ON!
For girls entering grades 6-8
Aug. 3 – Aug. 7, 2009
9:00 am – 12:00 noon
For details, see http://www.hinsdalearts.org/SummerCamp.htm
Teaching Authors Blog Update
Our first book giveaway at www.TeachingAuthors.com was a great success! Ann Whitford Paul gave us a wonderful interview and we received lots of terrific comments from our readers. As a follow-up to the interview, our current topic is writing picture books. I’ll be the last Teaching Author to post on the subject, on Wednesday, July 29. Due stop by and visit.
My next publication coming soon
I am honored to have an article coming out in the 2010 Children’s Writer’s and Illustrator’s Market Guide, edited by Alice Pope, which should be available in August. In case you’re not familiar with it, the CWIM is the “bible” for those who write for children and teens. The book comes out annually, and includes listings of children’s book and magazine publishers along with feature articles. My feature is on considerations and tips for choosing character names, and is called, “What’s in a Name? Maybe More than You Think” To see a preview of the other articles, see Alice Pope’s July 16th CWIM blog: http://cwim.blogspot.com/search/label/2010%20Children%27s%20Writer%27s%20and%20Illustrator%27s%20Market
Please help “spread the word”
I hope you will forward this email to anyone you know who may be interested in information about my classes, publications, blog, etc. Also, please encourage them to subscribe at http://www.carmelamartino.com/newsletter.htm . I promise not to clutter your inbox—I don’t foresee sending this out more than once or twice a month. Of course, if you don’t find this newsletter helpful, or are feeling overwhelmed with email, you can always unsubscribe on the same webpage.
If you have any questions, for the quickest response, don’t reply to this email. Instead, email me directly.
Hope you having a wonderful summer. And happy reading!
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I am quoted in Margo Dill's article "5 Historical Fiction Pitfalls and How to Avoid Them" in the
May 2009 issue of WOW! Women on Writing. Click on the link below to read the article.
A brief interview I did at the October, 2008 Authors Fair in Joliet, Illinois has been posted on YouTube. Click the link below to watch.
I have a poem in Chicken Soup for the Teen Soul: Teens Talk High School, which was released on November 4, 2008. For more information, click the link below.
I was interviewed for the Park Ridge Public Library blog. Click the link below to read the interview.
Rosa, Sola was reviewed in the October 18, 2007 issue of the Orland Park Prairie. Click the link below to read what Mary Fliris thinks of the novel.
Rosa, Sola has been included in the Chicago Public Schools 2007 Summer Reading List. This year's theme is Chicago History.
Rosa, Sola was named to Booklist's "Top Ten First Novels for Youth: 2006"!
You can hear a podcast review of Rosa, Sola by a student at a school in Brookline, Mass. Reviews by both students and teachers are posted on the school's website. To hear the Rosa, Sola review, click the link below and scroll down to the last podcast posted on Jan. 25, 2007.
On November 11, 2006, I was interviewed by Chris Angelos of waukTOWN Radio. To hear the interview, click the link below to access the station, then scroll down to the "Writers Webcast" show from Prairie Writer's Day (posted December 9, 2006) and download the podcast.
For information about upcoming writing classes for children or adults, see the Programs page.
Rosa, Sola was named to the Chicago Tribune 2006 list of "Read & Write 100 Great Books for Summertime or Anytime"!
The Baltimore County Public Library has named Rosa, Sola to its list of "Great Books for Kids 2005"! For the complete list, click the link below.
Rosa, Sola received a starred review in the November 15, 2005 issue of Booklist, the review journal of the American Library Association. To read an excerpt from the review, see the Book Info page.
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