REVIEWS FOR SIXTH GRADE STYLE QUEEN (NOT!)

What reviewers are saying:

"This verse novel is a gem ... A brilliant book." Bendigo Advertiser, 30 June 07

"Although the difficulties of the 'tween years are so eloquently portrayed there is also a fine edge of humour in the book which makes it an engaging and sympathetic read." Magpies, July 2007.

WEBSITE MOVE!

Yes, I have moved this whole thing from Optusnet across to my own hosted domain at last! Google is still showing most pages as the Optusnet members ones, but that will change soon. I had to move as Optusnet wouldn't give me any more space.

SIXTH GRADE STYLE QUEEN (NOT!) LAUNCH

We had the launch at Altona Primary School - around 130 5th and 6th Grade kids helped me celebrate the book with readings and a talk about how a book gets published.

VISIT TO SPRINGVALE LIBRARY

I talked to around 300 kids from Grades 2, 3 and 4. They were a terrific audience and here are some of them:

FIRST PIC OF THE NEW BOOK!
Sixth Grade Style Queen (Not!) out in May

Here are my editors from Penguin, holding the book.

Thanks to them, every comma is perfect! And the page design and cover are amazing.

This is my second verse novel for upper primary - like Farm Kid, I hope readers of all ages will like it.

CHECK OUT MY NEW WEBSITE - POETRY4KIDS
It has all sorts of poetry things on it, including poems, writing ideas, and very soon it will also have poems to listen to - when I master loading up audio files and getting them to sound good!

TextConnection is out there and travelling.
Susanna Bryceson and I have a new business, focused on providing writing courses and training in editing and book production. In June 2006 and November 2006 we took our special manuals and training to Hong Kong - we'll return there in November 2007to further develop the business. See information on this venture here.