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
5 Page or Query Letter Critique from Author Jennifer Jabaley
“I clearly remember the day my school librarian handed me a book and whispered in my ear, I just know you’re going to love this author. That was the day I fell in love with Judy Blume, the day I [...]
5 Page or Query Letter Critique Package from Author Darcy Vance
In my day job, I lead groups of volunteers who perform puppet shows at elementary schools on topics that impact kids’ mental health. Some of the stories the children tell us are heartbreaking. Sadly, school can be the one of [...]
Critique #2 from Author Greg Trine (Action/Adventure/Fantasy)
I would like to support Tulakes because it’s the right thing to do.
The Prize: One critique of the first five pages of your double-spaced fiction young middle grade or chapter book manuscript.
The Darer: Greg Trine lives in his hideout [...]
Critique #2 from Author Josh Berk (Contemp Mystery)
“My mom was a librarian, my dad was a librarian, and guess what my job is? I’m a librarian and an author, which means I’ve been lucky enough to have lived most of my life surrounded by books! When my [...]
Audio CD of Crooked Kind of Perfect by Linda Urban
Linda Urban
The Prize: One autographed audio CD of a Crooked Kind of Perfect by Linda Urban.
The Darer: LINDA URBAN, the former marketing director at Vroman’s Bookstore in Pasadena, California, now writes children’s books full-time. She lives in Montpelier, Vermont. Learn [...]
Neil Armstrong is My Uncle Audiobook by Nan Marino
As a writer and a librarian, I care because I believe that literacy promotes life-long learning, reading opens doors and stories have the power to transform and to heal.
The Prize: An autographed Neil Armstrong is My Uncle Audiobook.
The Darer: Nan Marino [...]
One Chapter Critique from Author Lindsey Leavitt (Contemp Fantasy)
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The Prize: One one chapter double-spaced from a middle grade or young adult novel (10 pages max) OR 1 full picture book critique (1000 words max.) OR query letter critique.
The Darer: Lindsey Leavitt grew up in [...]
Chet Gecko Mysteries Prize Pack from Bruce Hale
The Prize: Three autographed galleys from the popular Chet Gecko mystery series: Hamster of the Baskervilles, Hiss Me Deadly, From Russia With Lunch.
The Darer: Bruce, the author of Prince of Underwhere, Pirates of Underwhere, Flyboy of Underwhere, lives in Santa [...]
Chet Gecko and Underwhere Hardcover Prize Pack from Bruce Hale
The Prize: Two autgraphed hardcover titles from Bruce Hale: From Russia with Lunch and Pirates of Underwhere.
The Darer: Bruce, the author of Prince of Underwhere, Pirates of Underwhere, Flyboy of Underwhere, lives in Santa Barbara with his wife, Janette, and [...]