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Author Spotlight and Giveaway: Paul Volponi
I first heard Paul Volponi speak at the 2006 ALAN Conference as one of the New Voices in Young Adult Literature. I remember him being passionate about writing realistic books that would connect with...
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Contemporary YA: Perpetual Check by Rich Wallace
“They’re barefoot, moving silently along the carpeted hallway, searching for some clue to which hotel room might be Jenna McNulty’s.” That’s the first line of Perpetual Check (Random House, 2009, 112...
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Author Spotlight and Giveaway: Become by Ali Cross
Become, a young adult novel by Ali Cross officially comes out tomorrow but it is available now in both digital and print form. Cover copy for Become: Sixteen-year old Desolation Black wants nothing...
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What Some Teens are Reading
Okay, the semester is almost over. In my seven-student class (two girls and five boys, all sophomores and juniors) here’s what they chose to read for independent reading time. My class is an ELL...
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A little good news
I just learned that my YA novel, Sacrifice Area, took second place in the Pacific Northwest Writers Association’s Annual contest in the young adult/middle grade category. Last year my MG novel,...
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A little good news
I just learned that my YA novel, Sacrifice Area, took second place in the Pacific Northwest Writers Association’s Annual contest in the young adult/middle grade category. Last year my MG novel,...
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A letter of Appreciation
I was totally surprised this week when I got this letter in the mail regarding Surviving Bear Island. I feel fortunate to have a Representative who supports education and the arts.
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Ebook of Surviving Bear Island and Second Printing
After a sea kayaking trip with his father takes a dangerous turn, Tom Parker is stranded on the remote, outer coast of unpopulated Bear Island in the waters of Prince William Sound, Alaska with only a...
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The ALAN Workshop: What it means to me
From 2003 to 2007 I attended the ALAN Workshop, which is a two-day affair where up to 80 Young Adult Literature Authors give talks, sign books and make themselves available to converse with the 500...
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Alaska Dispatch Favorite Books of the Year
Surviving Bear Island has been listed in the Alaska Dispatch News as one of their Favorite Alaska Books of the Year. I’m thrilled to be on this list along with Alaskan authors Alexis Bunten, Kim...
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Book Deal: The Wild Lands
The Flat Iron building, home of Macmillan. My first young adult novel, The Wild Lands, is going to be published by Imprint (2019), which is part of Macmillan, with another YA survival story to follow....
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The Wild Lands: Advance Reader Copies
About a year has passed since I first started working with Macmillan on getting The Wild Lands into print. And just yesterday, upon returning from a walk on the wild lands adjacent to our house, there...
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Surviving Bear Island School Visit
I had a wonderful author visit today at Barnette Magnet School in Fairbanks, Alaska. One hundred 7th and 8th grade students had read Surviving Bear Island. I was met at the door by two students who...
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The Wild Lands: Reviews
My novel, The Wild Lands publishes on Jan. 29, 2019 (Macmillan). It’s received some great praise and reviews: “This fast-paced book contains all the hallmarks of a classic wilderness survival novel...
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The Wild Lands Release
The Wild Lands is a pulse-pounding YA thriller full of shocking plot twists. It’s the ultimate survival tale of humanity’s fight against society’s collapse. The Wild Lands hits bookstore shelves...
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My Latest Novel: Hostile Territory
Hostile Territory, the novel I wrote during the last two years of my father’s life, comes out in a couple of months. Not a day goes by where I don’t think of my father. I think he would’ve liked...
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Book News
A great review of Follow The River came out in both the Anchorage Daily News and the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner. Below are a couple of snippets from the review. You can read the full review here:...
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Balancing School Visits with Teaching
As a full-time special education teacher, doing author visits to schools can pose some challenges. My job doesn’t stop when I’m not in my classroom. Over the years I’ve used part of my Spring Break to...
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Book News: Surviving Bear Island
Surviving Bear Island (Move Books 2015) has been chosen as the Alaska Reads book for 2022. The official Press Release is below. Paul Greci is the author of The Wild Lands (Macmillan 2019) and...
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