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: Giveaway
Autographed Copy of Chicken Dance by Tammi Sauer
Reading opens up a world of possibilities.
The Giveaway: A personalized, first edition copy of her upcoming new release, Chicken Dance (Sterling, August 2009). In this giddy, goofy barnyard romp, cows fly over the moon, ducks surf in a water trough, [...]
Autographed Posters and Copy of Revealers by Amanda Marrone
The Giveaway: An autographed posters and copy of Revealers by Amanda Marrone.
How to Win: Take Any Dare to throw your name in the hat.
Witchin’ ain’t easy.
Jules has a rebellious streak, a massive crush on Connor, and the abilities of a [...]
Autographed Copy of Silver Phoenix: Beyond the Kingdom of Xia by Cindy Pon
The Giveaway: An autographed copy of Silver Phoenix: Beyond the Kingdom of Xia by Cindy Pon.
How to Win: Take Any Dare to throw your name in the hat.
No one wanted Ai Ling. And deep down she is relieved-despite the dishonor [...]
Autographed Copy of Stop Me If You’ve Heard This One Before by David Yoo
The Giveaway: An autographed copy of Stop Me If You’ve Heard This One Before by David You.
How to Win: Take Any Dare to throw your name in the hat.
In a desperately funny novel, Yoo tells an authentic story of first [...]
Autographed Copy of Jingle Dancer by Cynthia Leitich Smith
It’s been some years since I lived in Oklahoma, but I visit when I can and hold the place dear in my heart. My first three books and most recent short story all are somehow connected to the state in [...]
Autographed Copy of Th1rteen R3asons Why by Jay Asher
The Giveaway: An autographed copy of Th1rteen R3asons Why by Jay Asher
Clay Jensen returns home from school to find a mysterious box with his name on it lying on his porch. Inside he discovers several cassette tapes recorded by Hannah [...]
Autographed Copy of The Year the Swallows Came Early by Kathryn Fitzmaurice
I care because my own twelve year old son attends a Title I school and I am aware of the many needs a school like this has.
The Giveaway: An autographed copy of The Year the Swallows Came Early by Kathryn Fitzmaurice.
Eleanor [...]
Autographed Copy of Third Grade Baby by Jenny Meyerhoff
The Giveaway: An autographed copy of Third Grade Baby by Jenny Meyerhoff.
Now that Polly Peterson has a baby brother she’s supposed to feel bigger, but her parents keep treating her like a toddler! And Zachary, the new kid, won’t stop [...]
Autographed Copy of Neil Armstrong is My Uncle 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 Giveaway: One Autographed Copy of Neil Armstrong is My Uncle by [...]
Autographed Copy of The Amaranth Enchantment by Julie Berry
The Giveaway: An autographed copy of The Amaranth Enchantment by Julie Berry.
When Lucinda Chapdelaine was a small child, her parents left for the royal ball and never returned. Ever since, Lucinda has been stuck in perpetual servitude at her evil aunt’s [...]