My editor just sent me these quotes, which will appear on the back of GLORY BE when it's released in January.
(Pinching myself on a daily basis now...)
--Richard Peck, Newbery Award-winning author of A Year Down Yonder
Glory Be is a lovely debut novel for younger readers, akin to Kathryn Stockett's The Help -- an important read that raises powerful racial issues of the 1960s American South.
-- Kathryn Erskine, National Book Award-winning author of Mockingbird
Glory Be weaves a seamless story of sisterly love, broken friendships, and the strength that it takes to stand up for the right thing. Augusta Scattergood is at the top of my debut-authors-to-watch list.
-- Barbara O'Connor, Parents’ Choice Award-winning author of How to Steal a Dog
(Random, totally unnecessary addendum: One of my favorite things to talk to kids about in my days as school librarian were BLURBS. First of all, they loved the word. But I never thought of TO BLURB as a verb until recently. And in my librarian days, it often meant the summary of the book, what I now think of as flap copy. Now, I have these amazing authors, blurbing my book... ♡♡♡
Ah, the things you learn from the other side of the writing fence.)
9 comments:
And all surely well deserved. I'm looking forward to MY copy.
I know you must be thrilled. Things are moving right along! Thanks for sharing the journey. Carol
Weren't we talking blurbs just the other day? And now you have these beauties!
Comparisons to Carson McCullers and Kathryn Stockett? You are on FIRE.
Awesome!
Can't wait to review this one myself!
Way cool. :-)
Congratulations Augusta.
Wow! Fantastic! I'm getting all blurbbery.
Looking over this in preparation for designing bookmarks and postcards and realized I never thanked all you commenters for your very kind words. Yes, it's getting exciting with each day.
(PS I have the BEST postcard/ bookmark designer! Thanks for your samples, Caroline. I, too, am going with the book jacket image.)
Wonderful! Can't wait to see.
Wonderful! Can't wait to see.
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