“Word Nerd” won two awards this week. On Monday I found out it had won the Rocky Mountain Book Award.Then on Friday (today) I found out it was the winner of the Manitoba Young Readers Choice Award! I’m feeling rather overwhelmed, and very touched, because the book was chosen by the young readers themselves, and […]
Scrabble Fundraiser
Today I’m off to a Scrabble tournament. It’s a fundraiser for Frontier College, a wonderful organization that promotes literacy. It’s at Britannia Secondary School here in Vancouver, at 12:30. I’m going to play in the tournament and read from “Word Nerd.” To be honest, I’m nervous – not about reading, but about playing in an […]
“Word Nerd” Nominated for Rhode Island Teen Book Award
… So my “Google Alerts” informed me the other day that “Word Nerd” has been nominated for the Rhode Island Teen Book Award. What tickles me about this is twofold: One, it means at least a handful of Americans have read my book (sales! sales! sales!), and two, I’m on a list with Carl Hiaasen, […]
A Few Clarifications
Since my last blog posting I’ve had a clarification with regards to Word Nerd at Franklin Road School in Hamilton, from their librarian: “Word Nerd has NOT been removed from the shelf at Franklin Road School…the teacher-librarian told the reporter from the Spectator that she would be pulling the book when the student returned it […]
Word Nerd Ignites Controversy on a Slow News Day In Hamilton, Ontario
Imagine my surprise when I got a Google Alert re: “Word Nerd” – and the heading stated, “Book Starts War of Words.” Please take a couple of moments to read this article. It’s from the Hamilton Spectator.I have to say, I’m flabbergasted that my book would ignite any controversy. And I certainly appreciate the statements […]