Pearl Verses the World

My writer friends are doing wonderful things lately and I have decided it’s time I did something to help them celebrate. So tonight I’m throwing a party. **polite clapping** The Guest of Honour is Sally Murphy and we’re celebrating the announcement of Pearl Verses the World as Independent Booksellers Children’s Book of the Year 2009…

It’s blog tour day 6 and I’m doing two things at once. Isn’t cyberspace wonderful? Today I’m visiting Sally Murphy’s Writing For Children Blog to talk with Sally Murphy (author of many books for children including the verse novel, Pearl Verses the World) about book promotion and how to harness cyber resources. I’m also speaking…

Today I’m thrilled to be sort-of interviewing Sally Murphy about her recently released verse novel for middle grade readers. I say sort-of because I didn’t actually do any interviewing. I feel very strongly that Pearl Verses the World is a book which speaks equally well to two very different audiences – older readers (such as…

The Teaser Tuesdays meme is hosted by Should Be Reading. It’s easy and fun. Open your current read at a random page and share two sentences from somewhere between lines 7 and 12. There’s one important rule – no spoilers! Introducing Pearl versus the World by Sally Murphy, illustrated by Heather Potter She nudges me…