PASS IT ON ISSUE 72
PASS IT ON
Knowledge Is Power
www.jackiehosking.com
Issue 72.
Happy New Year everyone! I hope you all had a great Christmas. The move went
smoothly so here's to another year of passing it on! Thanks to all who have
contributed and a special hello to all new subscribers. Thank you also to
everyone who has offered support and encouragement, I really do appreciate
it. Please enjoy this week's issue of PASS IT ON.
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CONTENTS
GENERAL INFORMATION
SEEKING
REPLIES TO SEEKING
NEW PUBLICATIONS
SPECIAL EVENTS
MARKET OPPORTUNITIES
COMPETITIONS/AWARDS
WRITING COURSES/WORKSHOPS
NEW WORK STYLE SKILLS
HAVE YOUR SAY
ARTICLES
PUBLISHER GUIDELINES
AUTHOR/ILLUSTRATOR PROFILE
YOUR WRITING TIPS
USEFUL BOOKS/WEBSITES
BOOK REVIEWS
INDEPENDENT CHILDREN'S BOOKSHOPS
CRITIQUE GROUPS BULLETIN BOARD
MILESTONES
INSPIRATIONAL QUOTES
ADVERTISEMENTS
PASS IT ON SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
GENERAL INFORMATION
The virus warning included in last week's Pass it On newsletter is a hoax --
see the following links:
http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/life.is.beautiful.hoax.html
http://www.breakthechain.org/exclusives/lifevirus.html
http://snopes.com/computer/virus/life.asp this is a good website for
checking whether stories, emails etc are a scam or not.
TALES FROM THE SLUSH PILE
Writers beware. This is funny but true.
http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6293621.html
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SEEKING
ASSISTANT MAGAZINE EDITOR WANTED
'Bookseller & Publisher' magazine, the journal of the Australian book
industry, is relaunching in 2006 with a new look and a new buzz.
We're looking for an individual with flair, energy and solid editorial and
writing skills to work closely with the editor in relaunching this title,
and launching a new quarterly magazine about children's/school books and
publishing, and an online news portal.
Our ideal candidate would be a hard-working individual with solid editorial
and writing skills, a demonstrable knowledge and interest in books and/or
the book industry, and an ability to work to tight and demanding deadlines.
Strong interpersonal, organisational and interview skills are a must, as is
an inquisitive mind and a desire to get things right.
If you think you can maintain your grace under pressure, don't mind working
out of hours, and have print or online experience, then we'd love to hear
from you.
Please contact Andrew Wilkins, Publisher, at email
andrew.wilkins@thorpe.com.au
Recently, after many drafts and rewrites, I completed what I thought was a
great 32-page picture book. I had spent some time researching the market and
submitted my script when I had a shocking realisation - there was a
possibility that my book was substantially similar to a book I may have read
once upon a time. Of course I am not 100% sure of this - my feeling of deja
vu may simply be a result of going over my ms too many times - but now I
have lost confidence in my idea.
At the risk of sounding senile, I thought I'd throw this one up to my fellow
writers for any opinions. Has anyone else found themselves in this
situation? How would I go about checking whether my idea has been
subconsciously derived from another book?
I am a lawyer so I understand how important copyright principles are in this
line of work.
Thanks, Kathryn
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REPLIES TO SEEKING
RE: Can anyone recommend Australian Children's Books that have SPACE,
STAR, MOON or Astronomy themes?
I too am planning something similar in Qld for Science Week so long as we
aren't
clashing and I get the grant I applied for you could consider Sue
Bursztynski -
Starwalkers - Explorers of the Unknown. Sue is a teacher-librarian in Vic. I
have contact details for her if required. Also look at 101 great Solar
System
facts & trivia by Simon Torok & Paul Holper ill. Stephen Axelsen. don't have
contact details for them except Stephen Axelsen the illsutrator.
Jenny Stubbs
RE: I am looking for Australian short story collections/anthologies for
children aged 11 - 15 years. I am searching in the normal retail and
publisher channels, but if you know of any titles, perhaps out of print,
that contain some of your favourites, I'd be interested to hear.
Whoever posted this message might be interested in the following:
KILLER VIRUS AND OTHER STORIES ISBN 781876 580360 www.phoenixeduc.com
These 10 stories are specifially targeted at the age group she is
researching.
Goldie Alexander www.goldiealexander.com
re: Australian Children's Books that have SPACE, STAR, MOON or Astronomy
themes:
Try a book called Emu in the Sky (I think) - researched and written by Peter
Darcy during the mid '90s - it tells some of the local (ACT region)
indigenous tales of how the stars came to be. My copy has long since
disappeared, but I have vivid memories of lying, staring at the night
sky,somewhere out in the middle of nowhere, rediscovering the
constellations in the company of a class of mesemerised Year 5s.
The results of the Society of Women Writers Victoria competitions can be
found on their web site http://avoca.vicnet.net.au/~swwvic/ just go to
competitions link.
Paula Wilson
The Society Of Women Writers of Victoria ran our biennial literary
competition in the middle of the year. We only contact successful
place-getters, and we do not return submissions.
As well as contacting winners, we would have published the results in our
members' newsletter.
If you live in
you can ring the membership secretary on 9772-2389
Short story collections suitable for 11-15 year olds.
The Blue Dress. Compiled by Libby Hathorn, published in 1991 by Mammoth
Australia, a division of Octopus Publishing Group
Dream Time. A tribute to the Children's Book Council of
Edited by Toss Gascoigne, Jo Goodman, Margot Tyrrell, first published by
Viking Kestrel, 1989, and published in Puffin 1989.
To Jane, looking for website of ABC Books. After looking around at
www.abcbooks.com.au I too couldn't find anything regarding publishing or
submission guidelines. I ended up finding contact details for Kristina
Schulz in the Australian Writer's Marketplace. I called her and she invited
me to send my PB in. I did so only to find out in the rejection letter that
they are indeed looking for manuscripts for the 7-10 year olds.
Her details are: Kristina Schulz
ABC Books
GPO
Hope this helps. Lisa Musgrove
Regarding the ABC query a couple of weeks back, I too had trouble locating
the writers guidelines and sent a query email and received this reply
(below). I then sent another query email to an address at this website but
have yet to hear back. Maybe it is still not the correct contact? Then
again it is Christmas and people are busy / on hols so give it a whirl! ds
Dear Delwyne,
Thanks for the email. You can contact ABC Books from this website:
http://shop.abc.net.au/abcbooksworldwide/contact.asp
Thanks for contacting www.abcshop.com.au
Kind regards,
David
ABC Shop Online
Ph: 1300 360 111 [+61 2 8333 5666]
Fax: 1300 360 150 [+61 2 8333 5622]
To the person wanting to compile a list of competitions etc you could save
yourself a whole lot of time by joining your local (state) writers centre
(check out the vic writers centre at www.writers-centre.org). The monthly
newletter has a list of competitions and opportunties with many of the major
and not so major competitions listed. In addition the Australian Writers
Marketplace, which comes out each year and costs around $50, has a large
list of competitions. ds
In response to the person wanting a compilation/publication of information
on competitions, awards etc. in 'Seeking' A great investment is the
Australian Writer's Marketplace which is published and updated yearly with
the 2006 edition now available (almost) everywhere books are sold. It is a
comprehensive volume of information in alphabetical order with most
magazine, newspaper and book publisher information, as well as submission
information/ guidelines, and contact information. It has a listing of most
awards and the time of year to apply for them This is a tool no aspiring
writer should be without. I am not affiliated in any way to this
publication, but I have found it invaluable since its inception. Kind
regards, Anastasia
To the legal writer who wondered about putting your 'legal' writing
credentials on a writers CV...yours is an interesting question! As a new
writer myself, with now a few runs on the board, I personally do list other
types of skills I have even if they are not particularly related to my
stories. I would be interested to hear what other more established writers
have to say on this. Maybe I am making a dreadful fool of myself! I
briefly mention I am doing a doctorate (though it is not in a writing
related field) and I also briefly mention my background as a health
professional. I believe my other skills add to what I can bring to the
table as a 'marketable' writer. I have skills in public speaking and by
nature of my 'other' profession am a confident communicator. I have also
worked with kids, though now I specialise in aged care. I think all these
things make me a better more rounded writer and I have found publishers to
be interested in these aspects. The two books I have coming out in 2006
both deal with elements of areas I have worked in (spinal injury and head
injury), which means my professional background, while not having anything
to do with teen fiction, does add legitimacy to the research I have done for
my novels. It is true however that the more writing 'wins' I have had, the
less attention I have given to my other skills. I think it also depends on
the market you are aiming for. Educational publishers might well be very
interested in your legal writing skills as they would likely translate well
to non-fiction pieces. It is also likely your editing skills are good (many
writers struggle with this) and that is a plus when you are delivering more
polished mss. All the best! ds
Jackie - I have permission from this woman to quote her as follows:
The Children's Literary Agency is part of The Literary Agency Group, an
umbrella organization for six literary agencies, all apparently under common
ownership: Children's Literary Agency, Christian Literary Agency, New York
Literary Agency, Poets Literary Agency, The Screenplay Agency, and Stylus
Literary Agency (formerly ST Literary Agency). Literary Agency Group's
in
I have extensive documentation that the operation engages or has engaged in
questionable practices, including charging upfront fees (reputable agencies
don't ask writers to pay upfront), recommending that writers buy
services--including critique, editing, and illustration services--from
self-owned companies (this is a conflict of interest--if the agency can make
money from recommending services, how can the writer trust that the
recommendation is in his/her best interest?), haphazard and ineffective
submission methods, failing to make submissions even though writers paid
submissions fees, and possibly offering vanity publishing deals to clients.
The six agencies use practically identical
materials and contracts, and the operation as a whole employs a
boiler-room-style approach, in which writers get the same form responses
depending on what questions they ask or where they are in the process.
Right now, the operation seems to be wholly focused on persuading writers to
pay for critiques and editing services. Critiques cost around $79; editing
ranges from $99 to more than $2,000. We've gotten reports from clients who
say that once their editing has been done, they don't hear from whichever
agency they're signed up with for several weeks,
after which they're told that all sales avenues have been tried and the
agency is letting them go.
A special note on Poets Literary Agency: apart from well-known authors and
celebrity projects, reputable agents don't represent poetry, which is a
tiny, non-lucrative market. Agents who claim to represent poetry are usually
either inexpert or fraudulent.
None of the agencies appear to have any commercial book or script sales, as
far as I'm aware. Children's, Christian, Poets,
Agencies are new (established at various points in 2005), but Stylus has
been in operation in its fee-charging form since 2001.
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Victoria Strauss
THE BURNING LAND (Harper Eos)
Personal Website:
http://www.victoriastrauss.com/
Writer Beware:
http://www.writerbeware.org/
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NEW PUBLICATIONS
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SPECIAL EVENTS
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MARKET OPPORTUNITIES
Tauhinu Productions is looking for:
Really good fast paced fiction with lots of excitement and action. Woven
into this will be detailed curriculum science content. The science must be
comprehensive and on a single topic only. Note Length 6000 to 7500 words and
payment details $3000 NZ remain the same. Ideally we would like to have
received these by the beginning of Feb 2006. I include below the specific
science topics we still require.
Soil Formation
Exploring the Oceans
The Science of Sound
Transfer of Energy Heat/Teperature
Conservation
Nuclear Energy
Motion and Forces
Properties of Matter
The Desert Environment
Regards Mark Iversen
Tauhinu Productions
email to: mark.tauhinu@xtra.co.nz
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COMPETITIONS/AWARDS
Thanks, Edel, I do appreciate your mentioning the Yellow Moon competitions
for short fixed forms such as tetractys and cinquain. May I amend your list
slightly to let you know limerick is not a current category, but we do have
one-off opportunities for epigram and clerihew. Idyll will be replaced in
Yellow Moon 19 Nutshell (closing May 2006) by poetry about specific birds
but will return in October 2006
As you say, tetractys and cinquain (the form of cinquain we use is based on
words not syllables) are an excellent introduction to writing more complex
poetry genres because they encourage the poet to carefully consider every
word.
A current calendar is available on www.yellowmoon.info .
>Competitions>Calendar Or email editor@yellowmoon.info
The haiku and related forms in Seed Pearls are open internationally and
haiku poets from eight countries entered YM 17 competition.
Beverley George
PO Box 37
Pearl Beach NSW 2256
AUSTRALIA
www.yellowmoon.info
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WRITING COURSES/WORKSHOPS
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NEW WORK STYLE SKILLS
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HAVE YOUR SAY
HAVE YOUR SAY
I'd like to commend Jane Covernton of Working Title Press. I sent two
manuscripts to her this year and received two personal replies, thanking me
for thinking of her and explaining in detail why she was unable to accept
them. Her advice was very helpful and allowed me to see clearly areas for
improvement. I understand the limitations that editors have due to the sheer
number of manuscripts received, so truly appreciate Jane's effort.
Lisa Musgrove
BRIAN HENDERSON SAW
Thanks for posting this, Steve: I've heard you do it live and it's even
funnier ... but you're wrong. 20 years have not rendered much of the content
out of date. Turn on the TV news and see how many of the items are repeated
in some form or another. Traffic accidents, natural disasters, human misery,
in any pub in the country this week, Steve, and it would still be relevant.
Could also be a comment on what kinds of items make the TV news, of course.
Ruth Starke
FROM AUTHOR Tracey Hawkins
To Author Jackie French
Having read your comments re literacy larceny- I couldn't help myself and
did a little digging on the issue. (As an ex- Police Officer I actually
enjoy cruising through Law sites))
Below is some of the information I happened upon. I have to say it took much
googling of headings to get what I needed. Interesting point seeing we have
so much IT/internet fraud today that 'borrowing' the written/oral work of
another should have lent itself to as many 'hits' on the search engine.
Anyhow here is what I found:
Any writing of value may be the subject of larceny. For instance, a
promissory note, bill of exchange or other bill, order, certificate, bond,
book of accounts; a deed or any written or printed conveyance of land; any
award of the land coin mission, or other evidence of title to real or
personal property ; any contract remaining in force; a receipt, discharge,
writ or process any commission conferring a right, privilege, claim or
liability upon another; a record or journal of the acts or proceedings of
any judicial court, court of impeachment, or of the Legislature, Privy
Council or any public corporation; pr any record of any public office.
The value of a writing is not necessarily to be considered to be the amount
expressed or imported by the writing itself, but should be determined by its
importance, materiality and availability as affecting public or individual
interests.
We have heard the word plagiarism ever since we were little kids. But what
exactly is it?
Webster's New Collegiate Dictionary 9th Ed defines the word Plagiarize: "to
steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own; using a
created production without crediting the source; to commit literary theft;
to present as new and original an idea or product derived from an existing
source."
Basically this means- to use the exact words of writing/ideas/ of another
such as Jackie's...is against the law. Don't do it.
Further research threw up the interesting angle of Intellectual
Property.What is Intellectual Property?
Intellectual Property (IP) is ideas, information and knowledge; according to
the Oxford University the context of IP can be viewed to include the results
and outcomes of research. "Intellectual" because it is creative output; and
"Property" because it is viewed as a tradable commodity i.e. selling your
written work.
Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) are specific legal rights which protect
the owners of IP. One that we as Authors are familiar with is Copyright:
Which we know applies to literary and dramatic works, artistic and musical
works, audio and video recordings, broadcasts and cable transmissions.
Copyright arises automatically; it does not need to be applied for; and
lasts 70 years after the death of the author.
Therefore Jackie seeing you are alive and well, I have to confer you have
the right to complain and claim the 'pinchee' did wrongfully steal your
work.
ALSO
Susanne Gervay: Thank you for sharing the touching story of your mother. You
will miss her, but she will live on in your books and in peoples hearts.
Steven Herrick: Thanks for the poem- I shall never watch the news in the
same light again.
To all those ( such as Sally Odgers) who contributed to last weeks PIO- what
a great issue, it had loads of great articles.
Jackie- thanks for the wonderful job you do- keep up the great work.
Pleasure :)
FROM AUTHOR Jackie French
Thank goodness all PIO issues aren't quite as wonderful as the last one or
I'd be sniffing and wiping away (happy) tears every monday morning instead
of getting any work done. Thank you Steven Herrick, Susanne Gervay and
Rebecca Maxwell...your pieces were so fabulous.
And of course thank you Jackie, for making it all possible all through the
year. Again - it's my pleasure :)
ps sorry Stephen, I did do the (almost) unforgivable and email your poem but
only to my husband and I promise I'll buy three copies of the book. You gave
us a lovely morning of remembering when we were younger (and drunker) too.
FROM AN Anonymous Broke Author
The Real COST of HI_RES Photos in Electronic Christmas Cards
Before sending 10 hi-res photos in your seasonal , generic e-mail greetings
to your favourite author , please consider the downloading time and COST to
the recipient author!
Children's authors have always willingly paid stamps to reply in letters to
fans in the past, but this December my Telstra bill is huge due to kind but
expensively thoughtless wishes with multiple hi-res shots.
Not only does it clog other author work e-mails, but the author has to pay
excess if they are not on unlimited download. My December bill is ten times
over the agreed amount and I have to pay that excess at a higher rate.
Corporates do not pay their own phone bills directly. Authors do. A generic
,seasonal letter is fine but NO HI- RES PHOTOS or cards PLEASE!
I've always supported the Salvation Army, and agree with the principle of
donating to charities in lieu of Christmas cards, but please don't send a
hi-res photo electronic card to explain this!
5 minutes ago another 4MG 'card' jammed my electronic access Only Telstra
smiles!
Signed,
Anonymous, BROKE, children's author.
Have Your Say
Thank you to Edel Wignell for her article on tetractys. As well as being an
aspiring writer, I've just started teaching adult literacy. Experimenting
with the tetractys form could provide a wonderfully creative means of
language exploration for some of my students. I'm always on the lookout for
different ways to engage students and writing poetry, in whatever form, is
great for extending vocabulary, introducing imagery and thinking about word
sounds. So thanks, Edel, for introducing me to tetractys - I enjoyed your
examples very much!
PS to Jackie: thanks for all your hard work in putting together PIO. It's
such a valuable resource and provides weekly inspiration to 'keep on writing'.
Chucks - now I'm going red! :)))
Arna Radovich
FROM AUTHOR Steven Herrick
Here's an example of the staggering breadth of knowledge of Australian
Children's Literature as shown by Sydney Morning Herald Literary Critic,
Susan Wyndham. Published SMH Sat 31/12/05. This quote comes from the
Undercover section in The Spectrum.
"Finding children's books that were sophisticated yet distinctly Australian
was tough. I think I made a mistake giving an American boy Bumageddon: The
Final Pongflict by Andy Griffiths. What is hilarious to Australian kids
looked unbearably vulgar over there."
Ms Wyndham thinks Bumageddon is "sophisticated!!!! Can I suggest any
PIO-person who'd like to offer truly Australian and sophisticated titles
from 2005 to Ms Wyndham can email their suggestions to: swyndham@smh.com.au
The sooner we "educate" SMH journalists on the wonderful array of Australian
Children's Literature, the better!
Happy New Year (& 47th birthday to ageing Children's poets!!)
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ARTICLES
Happy New Year Jackie! - and all PIO subscribers.
RE: Try Tetractys By Edel Wignell.
Double the Fun! By Kathryn Apel.
Edel Wignell wrote an article about the Tetractys in Issue 71 of PIO. I
discovered the Tetractys midway through 2005 - that Yellow Moon Competition
Edel mentioned. Entrants had the option to send either two separate
tetractys, or one double tetractys. So I fiddled with a double. The double
tetractys starts with a single, but is completed with a second, inverted
tetractys. The inverted tetractys doesn't need to be a continuation of the
first, but there does need to be a clear link.
Line 1, one syllable
Line 2, two syllables
Line 3, three syllables
Line 4, four syllables
Line 5, ten syllables (Lines 4 and 5 may rhyme, but it isn't necessary.)
Line 6, ten syllables
Line 7, four syllables (Lines 6 and 7 may rhyme, but it isn't necessary.)
Line 8, three syllables
Line 9, two syllables
Line 10, one syllable
The following is based on the double tetractys I entered in Nutshell 18,
where it was commended. (Changed because - Aaargh!!! - I just found a spare
syllable in Line 6!) I have put the inverted tetractys that completes the
double in bold font.
steer
heads for
scrubby hills
dodging muster
as defeated men blast horns and bluster.
Stockman wheels horse to thunder in pursuit
where man's beaut ute
blunders and
cannot
steer
© Kathryn Apel
Glad you thought to share the tetractys Edel. I hope some PIOers have had a
go and are ready for the challenge of the double!
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PUBLISHER GUIDELINES
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AUTHOR/ILLUSTRATOR PROFILE
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YOUR WRITING TIPS
WRITER'S BLOCK - don't worry, it doesn't exist !
>From Philip Pullman's website -
"What do you do about writer's block?
I don't believe in it. All writing is difficult. The most you can hope for
is a day when it goes reasonably easily. Plumbers don't get plumber's block,
and doctors don't get doctor's block; why should writers be the only
profession that gives a special name to the difficulty of working, and then
expect sympathy for it?"
Richard B.
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USEFUL BOOKS/WEBSITES
I love getting my word a day from AWAD website. It's a free subscription and
Anu Garg is a true word smith with a gentle sense of humour. Each week
there's a theme and every day there's also an inspiring quote.
The website is http://wordsmith.org/awad/subscriber.html
He's also written two books:
Another Word A Day : An All-New Romp through Some of the Most Unusual and
Intriguing Words in English
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 0471718459
The paperback version is available wherever books can be found. Please ask
for it in your local bookstore, nearest library, or online at:
http://www.elx.com.au/item/0471718459
Prue Mason
Came across the data base of award winning children's books ...
http://dawcl.com/
"The purpose of this database is to create a tailored reading list of
quality children's literature or to find out if a book has won one of the
indexed awards. I expect the user to be a librarian or a teacher intervening
for a child-reader, however anyone may make use of it to find the best in
children's literature including parents, book store personnel, and children
and young adults themselves."
The January updates for Kid Magazine Writers are online at
http://www.kidmagwriters.com.
Be sure to check out
* The interview with Becky Ances, editor of Moo Cow Fan Club.
* A great article on Goals by one of our favorite writers, Kathryn Lay!
* The first part of a fantastic article on writing poetry about our natural
world by Becky Loescher.
* An excellent article on how to encourage social consciousness in children
without preaching by Rita Milias.
And plenty more to start your magazine writing New Year out right.
Jan Fields
http://www.kidmagwriters.com
http://www.janfields.com
http://www.livejournal.com/users/cute_n_cranky/
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BOOK REVIEWS
Feeling Sorry for Ceila
by Jaclyn Moriarty
(published 2000 by Pan Macmillan).
Reviewed by Delwyne Stephens
I was poking about in the library looking for some young adult fiction to
read over the holidays and gathered a bunch of books that looked interesting
and contemporary. This book didn't grab me greatly - the cover was bland
and the title off-putting. But. The moment I started reading it grabbed me
completely. The story is carried beautifully through a series of letters
written to Elizabeth Clarry from her new pen pal Christina, from her mother
and from a variety of 'clubs' (the best friends club, the amateur detective
society, young romance association and Society of People who are Definitely
Going to Fail High School). Elizabeth's replies to Christina and her mother
are real, funny and very engaging. I warmed to all of the characters in
this book and felt Elizabeth's pain when her best friend runs away once and
then runs away a second time with the boy Elizabeth likes. It was heart
breaking when her dog died and fantastic when she finally met an anonymous
admirer. I liked this book so much I wanted to email Jaclyn Moriarty and
tell her. I couldn't find an email address for her on the net but I did
find she has since written a few other stories and that Feeling Sorry for
Ceila was a best selling prize winning novel! I am pleased others have
obviously enjoyed it as much as I. It is lovely to grow with Elizabeth
through this story, and to reach her end point of teenage self acceptance.
I think this would be a marvellous book for any teenage girl...and for Mums
as well.
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INDEPENDENT CHILDREN'S BOOKSHOPS
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CRITIQUE GROUPS BULLETIN BOARD
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MILESTONES
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INSPIRATIONAL QUOTES
~You pile up enough tomorrows, and you'll find you've collected a lot of
empty yesterdays.~
- Professor Harrold Hill (The Music Man)
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