2010 Debut Author Challenge

This Skype visit with the Voelkels in Spanish is great for the kids & making me work hard too @pvoelkel 1 day ago

Doing our first bilingual Skype visit with Jon Voelkel & @pvoelkel - Kids are excited to read Middleworld 1 day ago

Okay, I am going to read for a bit before I start a Dowton Abbey marathon and fold clothes. Happy Memorial day everyone! 2 days ago

It's Monday! What are you reading? From Picture Books to YA (25) goo.gl/fb/6VIB7 2 days ago

Heading off to bookclub - hate to miss the end of #titletalk but it has been a great time so far 2 days ago

Book Review – Tortilla Sun

Posted on August 6, 2010 by alybee930

Author: Jennifer Cervantes Publisher: Chronicle Books (May 5, 2010) Reading Level: Grades 4th to 8th Source: Personal Copy Rating: 5 Stars Description from GoodReads: A tender, magical story about 12 year old Izzy Roybal who is sent to spend the summer in her nana’s New Mexico village where she is soon caught up in the [...]

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Debut Author Signing

Posted on August 4, 2010 by alybee930

Way back in December, I signed up for the Story Siren’s 2010 Debut Author Challenge. As I was searching for books to read for the challenge, I discovered Sea by Heidi R. Kling, The Red Umbrella by Christina Diaz Gonzalez, and eventually Tortilla Sun by Jennifer Cervantes. I loved all three of these books. You [...]

Filed under: 2010 Debut Author Challenge, Author Events, Book Signings, Challenges | Tagged: 2010 Debut Author Challenge, Author Events, Borders/Glendale, Christina Diaz Gonzalez, Heidi R Kling, Jennifer Cervantes | 3 Comments »