Download BTR Robin Falls Kids Story Time 07222009
Original Air Date: 7/22/2009 10:00 AM
Robin Falls Kids Story Time
Please join Host Dellani Oakes and Co-Host/Roz April Robins. They are so delighted to announce the following Guest and their books they are reading from: Donny Bailey Seagraves - "Gone From These Woods"; Barry Eva - "Across the Pond"; Mark David Gerson - "The MoonQuest"; L. Diane Wolfe - "Circle of Friends, Book III...James"; and Vonda Skinner Skelton - "Bitsy & The Mystery" series for kids. Dellani Oaks will close the show with a reading from her work. To see their book covers and learn more about the authors, go to http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=108027166097. For more information on winning a free book, see the BTR Robin Falls Kids show notes or e-mail us at robinfallskids@yahoo.com.
Donny Bailey Seagraves is the author of GONE FROM THESE WOODS, her debut children's middle novel from Random House, Delacorte Press. The official publication date is August 25, 2009. Donny is a native of Athens, Georgia and is a longtime resident of the nearby small town, Winterville, Georgia, population 1,150, give or take a Wintervillian or two. She lives there with her husband, Phillip. They are the parents of grown twins. Donny studied journalism at the University of Georgia, was a newspaper columnist and freelance writer for many years, and owned and operated a used and rare book business, Junebug Books, for ten years. Gone From These Woods is Seagraves' first published novel.
For more information, visit donnyseagraves.com.
About GONE FROM THESE WOODS, ISBN: 978-0-385-73629-9, Children's Middle Grade Novel and also is on the Random House Teen site, so is also suitable for young adults.
GONE FROM THIS WOODS is the story of young Daniel Sartain, a boy who has just turned 11. Daniel lives in a fictional small town, Newtonville, in rural North Georgia. The town in the book is similar to Winterville, where I live, and is surrounded by woods. I got the idea for this story from a real-life story that happened in the family of my second grade teacher. But that was just the spark or jumping off place for my fictional story. An interesting fact about my novel is that the story is told by the 11-year-old boy and I am a middle-aged woman. It was hard to tell the story this way but I wanted to really get inside this boy's story and used the "what if" question to imagine myself in his place.
My book isn't officially out yet, but it has a couple of early reviews. Here are excerpts from these:
"There is a lot of complexity in this short, quiet coming-of-age novel. Sensitive younger readers will be drawn in by Daniel’s story, which can be likened to a more emotional twin of Gary Paulsen’s Hatchet."--Booklist
"This satisfactory debut novel depicts a realistic portrayal of grief from a youth’s perspective. Middle-grade boys will take interest in Danny’s internal superhero-vs.-villain battle and rally around him when he finds the strength to stand up to his father."--Kirkus
Here's the blurb from the book: "I didn't want to go rabbit hunting with Uncle Clay on that cold November morning. But I went. Now I have to live with what happened for the rest of my life. It was just an accident. A careless accident. The rabbit ran away. Clay fell beside me. But he wasn't dead. Clay couldn't be dead."
Nothing has been the same for eleven-year-old Daniel Sartain since that morning in the woods when Uncle Clay went down. Mom tries to hold the family together with her comfort and love. Mrs. Hardy, Daniel's guidance counselor at school, offers a sanctuary in her office as she tries to help Daniel survive afater losing his role model and best friend. At the same time, Daniel's alcohlic father, Clay's older brother, makes a tragic situation worse.
The memory of that cold morning in the Georgia woods -- and most of all the hurt -- will stay with Daniel forever. But somehow, he must find a way to go on . . . for Uncle Clay . . . and for himself.
Donny Bailey Seagraves paints a riveting portrait of a once brave and confident boy struggling with the pain and guilt of having taken a loved one's life. As the spirit and love of Uncle Clay resonate through the story, readers are reassured tht Daniel will finally move beyond his grief and make peace with the past."
Barry
Eva
Across the
Pond - http://across-t-pond.com
With romance, adventure, humor, first love and
even a little sport thrown in for good measure Storyheart takes the readers on
magical trip that all will enjoy, “Across the Pond.”
A book for the young and young at heart.
Barry runs a show twice a week at Blog Talk Radio with authors and the young bloggers (who are the sham wow of YA literature). His show is called "A Book and a Chat" and it more like a chat over a cup of tea with my guest about books, writing, news anything, always very lighthearted yet interesting.
He has one show at 11:00am EST on a Saturday, the other is at 6:30pmEST on a
Tuesday (during the summer) after that back to a Wednesday. So if you would like to be a guest
please let him know. Barry writes, "I talk to everybody lol"
You can find out about the humor and format at
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/Across-the-Pond
Barry, A laugh, a joke and an English accent
BOOK BLURB:
The MoonQuest is an award-winning fantasy novel set in a time and place where stories are banned, storytellers put to death and the moon, saddened by the silence, has extinguished her light. The book's main characters embark on a journey to restore stories to the land and light to the moon...a journey guided not by maps but the by the stories that speak through them along the way.
BOOK ORDER INFO:
www.themoonquest.com
Amazon.com
Selected US bookstores
The Circle of Friends Book III…James
Haunted by a troubled past…
The future appears bright for James Sheppard. Emerging from a troubled childhood, he is blessed with talent and a good work ethic. Excelling in his classes and at the campus newspaper, James’s goal of editor appears within his grasp.
However, years of abuse and loneliness have dampened his spirit. By the time Maria enters his world, James is nearing the breaking point. Her innocent love slowly fills the void in his life, boosting his confidence and giving him hope.
When a crisis abruptly forces him into adulthood, James is saddled with more responsibility than expected. Struggling to cope with the situation, the past returns to haunt him. Will James find peace before the mistakes of his father destroy him completely?
Release date: August 18, 2009, Dancing Lemur Press, L.L.C.
$19.95 USA, 6x9 Trade paperback, 296 pages, Fiction/YA
ISBN 978-0-9816210-3-6 / 0-9816210-3-1
Professional Speaker & Author
www.spunkonastick.net www.thecircleoffriends.net
Known as “Spunk On A Stick,” to her fans, the author is a member of the National Speakers Association. “Overcoming Obstacles With SPUNK! The Keys to Leadership & Goal-Setting”, ties all of Wolfe’s goal-setting and leadership seminar’s information together into one complete, enthusiastic package. The author’s young adult series, The Circle of Friends, features morally grounded, positive stories that appeal to both teens and concerned parents. Ten years associating with a motivation training system and her experience as a foster parent gave her the in-depth knowledge of relationships, personality traits and success principals. Wolfe travels the East Coast extensively for media interviews and speaking engagements. She averages over one hundred appearances each year, maintains a dozen websites & blogs, manages an online writer’s group, and contribute articles for several other sites. She also does characterization sessions for schools and speaks to writer’s groups.
In addition to writing, Vonda is a women’s event speaker and writing instructor at conferences across the country and she has spoken to over 15,000 kids in schools, teaching her Writing is Fun Workshops. www.VondaSkelton.com
When she moved to Florida twenty years ago, Dellani Oakes had no idea that the history was so rich and fascinating. Visiting St. Augustine for the first time about fifteen years ago while on a field trip with her son, she felt the allure of the country's oldest city, deciding then to write a story based there. It wasn't until nearly twelve years later that "Indian Summer" took its final form.
Dellani is a former A.P. English teacher, newspaper columnist, photographer, substitute teacher and Mary Kay lady. This means, she can correct your grammar, take your picture, write about, handle an entire classroom full of kids and give skincare & makeup advice without breaking a sweat. When she isn't being one of the above, she is an avid writer, spending every possible moment immersed in her other worlds. "Indian Summer" is her only young adult/ historical adventure novel. She is currently researching a sequel. Dellani also has a science fiction series set to debut this fall.
In the year 1739, life in St. Augustine, Florida was rife with tension. The Spanish & English had been at war for years, each claiming the same territory on the east coast of the New World. For the people of St. Augustine, war is commonplace. It is in this environment that Gabriella Deza, youngest daughter of the Spanish Governor, anticipates her step into adulthood.
As she stands poised on the brink of becoming a woman, she discovers that life isn't quite like she thought it was. Her life changes dramatically when her father's assistant, Manuel Enriques, declares his love for her. However, the discovery of a spy in their midst keeps the young couple apart for Manuel, acting as her father's agent, must investigate and track the spy's movements in order to protect the town.
Manuel sets a trap for the spy, unfortunately, Gabriella is caught in it and kidnapped. Join Gabriella and Manuel as they embark on a voyage of intrigue and espionage. Will it tear them apart? Or will their blossoming love bind them together?
Dellani's book is available from www.secondwindpublishing.com and Amazon.com
The countenance is the portrait of the mind,the eyes are its informers.
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