Cynthea Liu

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Great News!
WOOBY AND PEEP is coming in 2013!
PARIS PAN will be released in Germany!
PARIS PAN is a Scholastic Book Clubs selection!
PARIS PAN and THE GREAT CALL OF CHINA are both APALA Book List selections!
PARIS PAN is an Oklahoma Book Award finalist!
PARIS PAN, nominated for Texas Lone Star Reading List 2010
THE GREAT CALL OF CHINA is a NoveList Best and a Grab-and-Go title!
PARIS PAN is part of the Accelerated Reader program and Scholastic Reading Counts!
I’ve spoken at …
International Reading Association
ALA National Conference
AASL Annual Conference
YALSA's Young Adult Literature Symposium
National Council of Teachers of English
Illinois School Library Media Association Annual Conference:
Illinois Reading Council
Illinois Young Author's Conference/State Board of Education
Chicago Teachers-Librarians Association
Florida Council of Teachers of English: Orlando, FL
Oklahoma State Department of Education - Encyclomedia: OKC, OK
Southern Kentucky Book Fest and Writer's Conference
SCBWI-International Conference Faculty Member
SCBWI-Oklahoma Annual Fall Conference
SCBWI-Illinois Annual Prairie Writer's Day
SCBWI-Carolinas Revision 9-1-1 Workshop
SCBWI-Central & Southern Ohio Revision 9-1-1 Workshop
SCBWI-Midsouth Revision 9-1-1 Workshop
SCBWI-Southern Illinois - Revision 9-1-1 Workshop
Reviews
"The book is well paced and Paris's desire for friendship will ring true with middle school readers." School Library Journal"Liu's story, refreshingly, features a Chinese American narrator whose ethnicity is not at the story's center." Horn Book
Paris Pan Takes the Dare draws you in and won't let you go until the end." TeensReadToo, Gold Star Award for Excellence
"Liu's latest book, Paris Pan Takes the Dare, is a stylish, character-driven story with an appealing, spunky heroine." Chicago Sun Times
Category Archives: Prize Packs and Audiobooks
NEW! Author Kelly Milner Halls “Wonders of Weird” Prize Pack
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Four signed books by Author Kelly Milner Halls! FOUR!
Dinosaur Mummies
Dinosaur Parade
Tales of the Cryptids
and Albino Animals
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Autographed booksmarks
A Bigfoot keychain
A raptor claw fossil replica (dinosaur),
A sample [...]
NEW! Author/Illustrator Scott Magoon Prize Pack #1
The Prize:
Your choice of THREE autographed copies of any of the seven titles below.
Each book also has an original Scott Magoon little drawing in it. *GASP*! (You may specify your choices when the auction closes.)
Spoon
Otto Grows Down
Mystery Ride
Luck of the [...]
NEW! Author/Illustrator Scott Magoon Prize Pack #2
The Prize:
Your choice of THREE autographed copies of any of the seven titles below.
Each book also has an original Scott Magoon little drawing in it. *GASP*! (You may specify your choices when the auction closes.)
Spoon
Otto Grows Down
Mystery Ride
Luck of the [...]
NEW! Bubble Homes and Fish Farts Prize Package from Illustrator Carolyn Conahan
The Prize: A bubble themed party prize package which includes …
A copy of Bubble Homes & Fish Farts, autographed by both writer Fiona Bayrock and illustrator Carolyn Conahan.
A dozen invitation cards, (6″ X 4″) featuring 3 different illustrations from [...]
NEW! Soap, soap, soap Prize Pack from Author/Illustrator Elizabeth O. Dulemba
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One hardcover edition of either the bilingual or all-English edition of the book when it is released this Fall signed by the creator, illustrator and author Elizabeth O. Dulemba
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NEW! Illustrator Dan Santat Prize Pack
The Prize: The Illustrious Dan Santat Prize Pack includes …
An autographed copy of “The Ghosts of Luckless Gulch,” illustrated by Dan himself. Meet Estrella. She can run so fast that she burns up the air, leaving trails of flames wherever [...]
Author Prize Pack from Chris Crutcher
The Prize: The Chris Crutcher Prize pack includes:
at least two signed books
a poster
bookmarks
10 Chris Crutcher anti-censorship wristbands
a DEADLINE t-shirt
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The Darer: Chris Crutcher is a world famous YA author and [...]
NEW! Author Prize Pack from Ruth Spiro
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An autographed copy of Lester Fizz, Bubble-Gum Artist by Ruth Spiro
a mini gumball machine bank
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bookmarks with bubble-blowing tips from Lester Fizz
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Wiggle and Waggle Prize Pack from Illustrator Mary Peterson
The Prize: The Wiggle and Waggle prize pack includes
a hard bound edition of the book signed by both the illustrator Mary Peterson and author Caroline Arnold
THREE 8×10 signed Giclée* archival fine art prints from the original book art–perfect for giving [...]
Author Prize Pack from Cynthea Liu
“I want every child to have the opportunity to grow a profound love for reading and writing. Schools like Tulakes need resources to create that an environment to foster that love.”
The Prize: The Cynthea Liu Author Prize pack includes an [...]