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: School visits
Thank You Washington Irving Elementary
Dear Washington Irving Elementary,
Thank you so much for making me feel so welcome! I have never seen so much purple in my life. Your bookmarks and cards were amazing. As promised, I am posting some of my favorites here. Actually, [...]
Thank you Independence Elementary!
Dear 5th Graders at Independence Elementary,
I had such a great time meeting you on September 9, 2009 and sharing with you why I write. Hopefully, I have helped you think about why you might want to be a writer one [...]
Thank you L.E.A.R.N. Charter Schools
A special thanks to Jen Cullerton Johnson and L.E.A.R.N. Charter Schools for having me as an author at Literacy Night. I know I had fun reenacting a scene from PARIS PAN and the kids who came back for repeat sessions [...]
Thank you Roosevelt Elementary
I had a terrific time with the fifth graders at Roosevelt Elementary! You all were awesome.Thanks for laughing in all the right places during my assembly talk.
And thanks for being such great listeners when I did my Voice workshops. Don’t [...]
Thank you Oswego Public Schools!
I had the best time at Oswego Public Schools today. Thank you, Mrs. Neitzel, for having me come out and speak to the students. It was a wonderful opportunity and an experience I will not soon forget. STUDENTS: Thanks [...]