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Coming Soon:
Amy Tan, Weaver of Asian American Tales
A Reader's Guide to Sandra Cisneros' House on Mango Street
SUCH A PRETTY FACE continues to receive recognition and awards!
When beauty goes wrong how do you fix it? Read Such A Pretty Face, a new short story collection on the bounties and boundaries of beauty, May 1, 2007 from Amulet Books for sage anecdotes from the hottest YA writers.
-- Listed as recommended reading in the 2008 short story category by The Horn Book Guide
-- Nominated for ALA's 2008 Best Books for Young Adults
-- 5 Qs from VOYA Magazine...
Is beauty a blessing or a curse? Is it both? Neither? Or is it something else altogether? This strong collection of engaging short stories about beauty suggests that the answer is different for everyone. Every story here is a tiny jewel, and the editor has wisely chosen stories reflecting the many definitions and ramifications of physical beauty. In Ron Koertge's story, Melissa is beauty personified, but she is trapped in a lonely, friendless existence thanks to being permanently installed on a pedestal of gorgeousness. Zelly, the homecoming queen protagonist of Lauren Myracle's Bad Hair Day, makes peace with the world's most stubborn chin hair once the whisker's presence proves that her boyfriend loves her for herself, not her looks. A model in training chooses instead to hone her expertise behind the camera in Ellen Wittlinger's Cheekbones, and a hirsute Greek-American teen living in Sacramento comes to grips with his distinctly non-Californian brand of manliness when he realizes how much he resembles his beloved grandfather.
This powerful, thought-provoking anthology will certainly find a place in public libraries. High school librarians are strongly urged to consider it for purchase, despite a few instances of profane language and several sexual references. -- Sophie Brookover.
Such A Pretty Face,Short Stories about Beauty became a 2008 Horn Book Guide, recommended book in the short story category, was nominated for the 2008 Best Books For Young Adults list, and earned a from reviewers at flamingnet.com. Click on the award logo to read this review.
( to read more about the writers)
Robert Cormier, Author of The Chocolate War —A biography of the award-winning author. (Read more).
A busy year ahead
Watch here for an announcement about a new anthology project. Sorry, I can't say more right now. So stay tuned!
Amy Tan's biography will be out early this year,and Under the Influence, The Life and Times of Janis Joplin will follow shortly. I'm also working on Bella's Spirit Guide, my novel of spirits, ghosts and believing in the magic of everyday life as well as a new novel with the working title Eggs.
This year will be the first time my daughter Amanda and I will work together on a project. We're co-editing a collection of birth and adoption stories aimed at birth parents for a small literary press, Catalyst Book Press.
If you're in the Midwest, watch for book signings. Check back and go to the blog at this site for updates. That blog will also start to include information about the craft of writing.
Finally, I'll be at Vermont College for the MFA in writing for children and young adults' residency this coming July so, if you're there, please say hi and let me know you've seen my website.
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