Tag: 28 tricks for a fearless grade 6

authors, book week 2014, children's books, school visits

Thank you, Nova Scotia Schools!

Catherine Austen

As I begin the last day of my tour of schools, libraries and bookstores in Nova Scotia, I want to say thank you to all the students I've met along the way. Thanks for listening. Thanks for laughing. Thanks for asking great questions. Thanks for saying I look younger than my photographs. Thanks for the opportunity to… Continue reading Thank you, Nova Scotia Schools!

authors, book week 2014, children's books, public libraries, school visits

Book Week in Nova Scotia: Shout Out to Bookstores

Catherine Austen

  A huge thank you to all the inquisitive elementary students I met today on the first day of my Nova Scotia tour of schools and libraries for TD Canadian Children's Book Week 2014. Thanks for asking such great questions and for teaching me the correct pronunciation of "Shubenacadie." (I'd better learn to say it right if… Continue reading Book Week in Nova Scotia: Shout Out to Bookstores

authors, books, middle grade novels

Thanks for the Lovely Launch!

Catherine Austen

Thanks to all the family, friends, writers and readers who braved the snow to attend my book launch on Sunday. It was so nice to see you. (Really, I couldn't stop smiling.)   A huge thank-you to la Bibliothèque municipale de Gatineau for providing the room and refreshments, and to Michabou for handling book sales. Thanks to Anni del Sol for… Continue reading Thanks for the Lovely Launch!

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Book Launch

Catherine Austen

Gatineau/Ottawa friends (and out-of-towners who enjoy a Sunday drive), please come out to the Aylmer (Lucy Faris) Public Library on Sunday, March 30, from 2:00-4:00 p.m., to celebrate the release of my latest middle-grade novel, 28 Tricks for a Fearless Grade 6. There will be lots of refreshments, crafts for the kids, live music from… Continue reading Book Launch

authors, books, contests, fearless february, middle grade novels

28 Tricks Winner – and more to be won!

Catherine Austen

Now that I've rested up from over-blogging last month, I'm back to announce the winner of my Fearless February contest: Danielle E. Shipley. Congratulations, Danielle. A copy of 28 Tricks for a Fearless Grade 6 will soon be heading your way. If you want to win a copy of this hilarious middle-grade comedy, you have… Continue reading 28 Tricks Winner – and more to be won!