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 Nan Marino.
Neil Armstrong is My Uncle and Other Lies Muscle Man McGinty Told Me
“Muscle Man McGinty is a squirrelly runt, a lying snake, and a pitiful excuse for a ten-year old. The problem is that no one knows it but me.” When the new foster boy challenges the entire block to a kickball game, 10 yr old Tamara is determined to take him down. It’s the summer of 1969, and change is happening quickly in Tamara’s little Long Island town. The world is getting ready to watch Neil Armstrong takes the first step on the moon. But on Ramble Street, it will take a giant leap before Tamara understands the likes of Muscle Man McGinty.
Starred review: Booklist/School Library Journal
“Nan Marino may be a debut author, but she’s obviously a born storyteller. You will immediately feel at home with her characters, you’ll ache right along with them, and you won’t be able to leave their stories behind.” – Patricia Reilly Giff
Nan Marino
The Author: Nan Marino spent her childhood daydreaming in oak trees and on top of garage roofs in the town of Massapequa, New York. Coincidentally Massapequa is the setting for her debut middle grade novel, “Neil Armstrong is My Uncle and Other Lies Muscle Man McGinty Told Me” published by Roaring Brook Press (May 2009). A librarian who lives at the Jersey shore with her husband and a very quirky dog, Nan still spends her time daydreaming, but mostly now it’s from the ground, staring out at the Barnegat Bay. Learn more about Nan.
PARIS PAN, nominated for Texas Lone Star Reading List 2010
Paris Pan Takes the Dare draws you in and won't let you go until the end."
This sounds like a very interesting book. I would love to win it and read it! Thank you.