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!
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: Sneak Attack
NEW! Three Chapter Critique from Author Kirstin Cronn-Mills (Contemp Realistic)
The Prize: One critique of the first three chapters of your fiction young adult novel (30 pages max.), which includes line edits for the first chapter and directional suggestions for the rest. WOAH!
The Darer: According to geographers, the [...]
NEW! Chapter Critique from Author Angie Frazier (Historical)
The Prize: First chapter critique of the first ten double-spaced pages of your fiction middle grade or young adult novel (2500 words max).
The Darer: Angie’s debut historical fiction YA novel, EVERLASTING (Scholastic Press, June 2010), is the [...]
NEW! MG Series Proposal Critique from Author Anne Mazer, Amazing Days of Abby Hayes (Contemp)
The Prize: One critique of your middle grade series proposal. Wow! That includes a sample chapter, an outline, and your pitch letter.
The Darer: Anne Mazer grew up in a family of writers in upstate New York. Intending to [...]
NEW! Critique Package from Nonfiction Author Lisa Albert
The Prize: One critique of the first ten pages of your double-spaced children’s NONFICTION book (up to 2500 words), an autographed copy of Stephenie Meyer: Author of the Twilight Saga, AND valuable marketing advice about how to pitch your nonfiction [...]
NEW! Critique from Nonfiction Author Marc Tyler Nobleman
The Prize: One critique of the first five double-spaced pages of your children’s NONFICTION book.
The Darer: Marc Tyler Nobleman is an author (and lapsed cartoonist). His latest, Boys of Steel: The Creators of Superman, is the [...]
NEW! Critique from Nonfiction Author Kelly Milner Halls
The Prize: One critique of the first five double-spaced pages of your children’s NONFICTION book.
The Darer: Kelly Milner Halls is a quirky nonfiction author and speaker, specializing in “weird” (but cool) books for young readers including Tales [...]
5 Page or Query Letter Critique from Author J.E. MacLeod (Contemp Realistic)
The world that books open up for children is truly a world we should strive to make available to every single child.
With my own son going into third grade, this age group is close to my heart. It’s [...]
Critique from Author Erin Dionne (Contemp Realistic)
“Because every child should have access to the books and supplies he or she needs to not only succeed, but get excited about learning.“
The Prize: One critique of the first five double-spaced pages of your middle grade novel.
The Darer: Erin [...]
5 Page Manuscript, Query Letter, or Synopsis Critique from Author Sydney Salter (Contemp Realistic)
“There’s nothing better than being swept away by a good book. And everyone deserves that amazing experience!”
The Prize: One critique of a query letter (1 page max), synopsis (2 pages, single-spaced max) or the first five double-spaced pages of your [...]
Critique from Author Danielle Joseph (Contemp Realistic)
“Having taught in an inner city middle school for over four years, I know how desperately kids need the most basic necessities like food, school supplies and clothing. I also know that every little bit helps and the kids do [...]