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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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11/12/2009 Welcome to the latest edition of my e-mail newsletter! I’m busy preparing for my presentation at this Saturday’s SCBWI Prairie Writer’s Day in Palatine, but I thought I’d take a quick break to share some updates.
In this issue:
• National Day on Writing
• Author interview and book giveaway at www.TeachingAuthors.com
• Encouraging young writers
• Please help “spread the word”
National Day on Writing
Tuesday, October 20, was the National Day on Writing sponsored by the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE)--a special day set apart to celebrate all forms of writing. If you missed it, don’t worry; the celebration is still going on. NCTE has created a National Gallery of Writing, a digital archive of writing samples showing how and why Americans are writing every day. You can view the gallery at http://galleryofwriting.org/. I contributed to the gallery called “A Lifetime of Reading.” You can read my contribution at http://www.teachingauthors.com/2009/10/first-book-i-ever-owned.html . And to read all the National Day on Writing posts by the Teaching Authors, see http://www.teachingauthors.com/search/label/National%20Day%20on%20Writing .
Author Interview and book giveaway at www.TeachingAuthors.com
I’m especially pleased to announce that we are featuring a Guest Teaching Author Interview with Carolyn Marsden, award-winning author of over a dozen middle-grade novels with multicultural themes. As part of the interview, Carolyn shares a bit about how she works with collaborators on some of her projects, which I found quite intriguing. We are also offering a chance for readers to win an autographed copy of Carolyn’s newest book, Sahwira: An African Friendship. (Recommended for grades 5-8.) The direct link to the post is http://www.teachingauthors.com/2009/11/book-giveaway-and-guest-teaching-author.html . Entry deadline for the giveaway is Saturday, Nov. 14, 11 pm CST. I hope you’ll stop by.
Encouraging young writers
On November 6, I posted the first of a two-part series providing resources for encouraging young writers, including books and Internet resources. You can access both those posts directly at http://www.teachingauthors.com/search/label/Encouraging%20young%20writers. (Scroll down to read my post.)
Please help “spread the word”
I hope you will forward this email to anyone you know who may be interested. Also, please encourage others 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.
I think that’s all for November, so I hope you have a safe and happy Thanksgiving. And happy reading!
Carmela
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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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