Item Description: Just like our little traveler in LIGHT UP THE NIGHT, any wee one would love to snuggle with this 22″ x 34″ red and white hand-crocheted blanket — especially with an autographed copy of the book to go with it. This item will ship in time for Christmas!
This is only a preview of one of the many amazing items I’ll be featuring at my LIGHT UP THE LIBRARY auction 11/7 – 11/18. And I’ve got something for everyone. To learn more, please stop by my auction website at http://lightupthelibrary.blogspot.com.
Item Description: Have you written a children’s book? For tots or teens or anyone in between? Is it ready for publication? An editor at Bloomsbury will be delighted to give your story careful consideration and let you know if it might earn a spot on their list. Kidlit writers – don’t miss this amazing opportunity!!
This is only a preview of one of the many amazing items I’ll be featuring at my LIGHT UP THE LIBRARY auction 11/7 – 11/18. And I’ve got something for everyone. To learn more, please stop by my auction website at http://lightupthelibrary.blogspot.com.
Item Description: Straight from Musana Children’s Home in Iganga Uganda, we have a beautiful selection of 5 necklaces handcrafted from a local women’s group of the Bwongo village. In this craft package we also have 2 beautiful African fabric patchwork bags and a laptop case that all make great gifts for Christmas!
Market Value: $100
This is only a preview of one of the many amazing items I’ll be featuring at my LIGHT UP THE LIBRARY auction 11/7 – 11/18. And I’ve got something for everyone. To learn more, please stop by my auction website at http://lightupthelibrary.blogspot.com.
Item Description: If two heads are better than one, how about five heads providing feedback on your writing? That’s right, five clients from the Erin Murphy Literary Agency, one of the top-selling U.S. literary agencies representing children’s books, will each provide a critique of your work. Each month, over the course of five months, one of each of these EMLA writers (Jennifer Nielsen, Kristin Wolden Nitz, Jeanne Ryan, Peter Adam Salomon and Carrie Gordon Watson) will critique up to twenty pages of your YA or MG manuscript. How you divvy up those critiques is up to you! For example, you can choose to work sequentially through the first hundred pages of a manuscript (providing a brief recap of prior scenes to each subsequent reviewer), keep reworking your opening pages until they’re polished to a high gloss, or use the critiques to focus on “problem” scenes that could use a fresh set of eyes. Our collective work covers a broad range of genres (fantasy, mystery, contemporary, suspense) and includes published and soon-to-be-published YA and MG novels.The winning bidder may schedule their first critique between December 2011 and April 2012, and then will proceed with the remaining critiques monthly from that time on.
Their Amazing Author Bios:
Jennifer Nielsen is the award-winning author of THE UNDERWORLD CHRONICLES, beginning with Elliot and the Goblin War (Sourcebooks, Oct 2010), and the ASCENDANCE trilogy, beginning with THE FALSE PRINCE (Scholastic, Apr 2012). She is a member of SCBWI and a former theater and debate teacher. Her website is www.jennielsen.com
Kristin Wolden Nitz has written a lower middle grade fantasy, an upper middle grade sports novel and a young adult mystery because she tends to write what she likes to read. Her SAVING THE GRIFFIN was nominated to statewide readers’ choice lists for middle grade readers in Georgia and Kentucky. Her YA mystery SUSPECT was a YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults nominee. You can visit her website at www.kwnitz.com.
Jeanne Ryan decided to become a writer at age eleven, but her career path took a few huge detours along the way, from controlling war game simulations in Germany, to working as a researcher in the area of delinquency prevention. Naturally, the next step was to write commercial fiction. Her debut, NERVE, a young adult suspense, will be published by Dial/Penguin, and her website is www.jeanneryan.com.
Peter Adam Salomon is the author of THE MEMORY OF HENRY FRANKS, a YA suspense-thriller scheduled for publication in Sept. 2012 by Flux. He is a member of SCBWI and blogs at www.peteradamsalomon.com. Carrie Gordon Watson is a young adult author, high school teacher, conflict resolution trainer, and former performing songwriter. Her award-winning debut novel, QUAD, was published by Razorbill/Penguin in 2007.
This is only a preview of one of the many amazing items I’ll be featuring at my LIGHT UP THE LIBRARY auction 11/7 – 11/18. And I’ve got something for everyone. To learn more, please stop by my auction website at http://lightupthelibrary.blogspot.com. Get excited!!!
Item Details: Cherish this important story in recent U.S. history. This signed copy of WE’VE GOT A JOB: THE 1963 BIRMINGHAM CHILDREN’S MARCH is Cynthia’s debut book (you heard me – you’ll be in on the beginning of what’s sure to be her amazing author career) about the role children played in desegregating the most racially violent city in the country. ITEM NOT AVAILABLE UNTIL JANUARY 2012.
From the book: On Thursday morning, May 2, 1963, nine-year-old Audrey Faye Hendricks woke up with freedom on her mind. But, before she could be free, she knew she had to go to jail.
“I want to go to jail,” Audrey told her mother.
Since Mr. and Mrs. Hendricks thought that was a good idea, they helped her get ready. First, her father bought her a game she’d been eyeing. She imagined that Operation, in which you take the bones out of a plastic figure and put them back together, would entertain her if she got bored during her week on a cellblock.
Then, her mother took her to Center Street Elementary so she could tell her third-grade teacher why she’d be absent. Miss Wills cried. Audrey knew she was proud of her.
This is only a preview of one of the many amazing items I’ll be featuring at my LIGHT UP THE LIBRARY auction 11/7 – 11/18. And I’ve got something for everyone. To learn more, please stop by my auction website at http://lightupthelibrary.blogspot.com. Get excited!!!
Item Description: One full ACT Prep Course run by Elite Academics, Inc. The 6-7 classes and 3 practice tests are held on Saturdays from 10:00 – 3:00 (8-12 weeks before the actual test) at 5500 Greenwood Plaza Blvd., Ste. 200, Greenwood Village, CO 80111. Winner may choose any course within one year from date purchased.
From the Elite Academics Website: A college education is more critical than ever and earning acceptance has become more competitive. Top ACT scores are necessary for students to get into a college of their choice.
Elite Academics can assist in preparing you or your child for these tests through our 30-hour course. Facilitator led, this class will guide you through the entire curriculum, which includes pre-assessments and continued testing throughout the class to monitor individual progress. The right amount of focus is placed in each area to assist where the greatest need is required.
Students who have completed the ACT prep course have shown an average improvement of 2 to 5 points. These points may seem small, but it can be the difference between getting into better colleges and the ability to earn scholarships.
This is only a preview of one of the many amazing items I’ll be featuring at my LIGHT UP THE LIBRARY auction 11/7 – 11/18. And I’ve got something for everyone. To learn more, please stop by my auction website at http://lightupthelibrary.blogspot.com. Get excited!!!
Item Description: For all those writers with polished manuscripts wondering “How do I get this in front of an agent?” here’s your chance. Erin Murphy, a leading children’s book agent who no longer does conference critiques is offering this rare opportunity — a critique of the first 50 pages of a middle-grade or YA novel, OR up to 5 different picture book manuscripts. Erin will provide gentle and specific feedback and suggestions and follow-up interaction if needed. All to be completed by January 31, 2012.
For more information on Erin Murphy Literary Agency please visit: emliterary.com
This is only a preview of one of the many amazing items I’ll be featuring at my LIGHT UP THE LIBRARY auction 11/7 – 11/18. And I’ve got something for everyone. To learn more, please stop by my auction website at http://lightupthelibrary.blogspot.com. Get excited!!!
Item Description: At the 2011 World Championships in Shanghai, 16-year-old Missy Franklin came home with 5 medals (3 Gold, 1 Silver and 1 Bronze). She won her first Individual World Championship in the 200 Back with an American Record, narrowly missing the World Record. Missy is donating her official autographed USA swim cap and competition swim suit for this wonderful cause. Plus, this item will ship in time for Christmas!!
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This is only a preview of one of the many amazing items I’ll be featuring at my LIGHT UP THE LIBRARY auction 11/7 – 11/18. And I’ve got something for everyone. To learn more, please stop by my auction website at http://lightupthelibrary.blogspot.com. Get excited!!!
Item Description: Five clients of the Erin Murphy Literary Agency, one of the top-selling U.S. literary agencies representing children’s books, will each provide a critique of your work. Each month, over the course of five months, one of each of these EMLA authors (Liz Garton Scanlon, Tamara Ellis Smith, Laurie Thompson, Deborah Underwood and Audrey Vernick) will critique a Picture Book manuscript of up to 1000 words. How you divvy up those critiques is up to you! For example, you could submit the same picture book as it progresses through revisions, or submit five different manuscripts. The authors’ collective work has garnered many awards and covers a wide variety of topics.
And here are their amazing author bios: Liz Garton Scanlon the author of the highly-acclaimed, Caldecott-honored picture book All the World, illustrated by Marla Frazee, as well as Noodle & Lou, illustrated by Arthur Howard, and A Sock is a Pocket for Your Toes, illustrated by Robin Preiss Glasser. Forthcoming books include Think Big, illustrated by Vanessa Newton; Happy Birthday, Baby, illustrated by Stephanie Graegin; and others. Ms. Scanlon is assistant professor of creative writing at Austin Community College and a frequent & popular presenter at schools, libraries and conferences. To learn more, visit her web site at www.LizGartonScanlon.com
Tamara Ellis Smith has written a middle grade novel and several picture books, all pre-published. Her middle grade novel won an honorable mention in the 2008 PEN New England Discovery Awards and was a runner up for the 2008 SCBWI Works-In-Progress grant. Tamara is represented by Erin Murphy of Erin Murphy Literary Agency. She makes her home in Richmond, Vermont. You can learn more about her at www.tamaraellissmith.com and visit her blog about writing and landscape at www.smithwright.blogspot.com. Laurie Thompson writes fiction and nonfiction for children of all ages. Her book manuscripts have been nominated for the Sue Alexander Award at the SCBWI Annual Summer Conference in 2008 and received the “Outstanding Work-in-Progress Award” at SCBWI Western Washington’s Writing and Illustrating for Children Conference in 2009 and 2010. Her articles have appeared in Faces, Odyssey, Know, and more. She has been a co-regional advisor for the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI) Western Washington region since the beginning of 2009. For more information, please visit http://lauriethompson.com
Deborah Underwood’s picture books include The Quiet Book and The Loud Book, both illustrated by Renata Liwska; A Balloon for Isabel, illustrated by Laura Rankin; and Granny Gomez & Jigsaw, illustrated by Scott Magoon. The Christmas Quiet Book will be published in 2012, and Part-Time Princess in 2013. Deborah co-writes the Sugar Plum Ballerina chapter book series with Whoopi Goldberg, and she is the author of the easy reader Pirate Mom. She has also written more than 25 nonfiction books for kids. For more information, please visit: http://www.deborahunderwoodbooks.com/
Audrey Vernick is the author of Is Your Buffalo Ready for Kindergarten? (an IRA/CBC Children’s Choice Book) and Teach Your Buffalo to Play Drums, both illustrated by Daniel Jennewein; and She Loved Baseball: The Effa Manley Story (one of Bank Street College’s Best Children’s Books of the Year), illustrated by Don Tate. She also wrote the middle-grade novel Water Balloon. Her website is www.audreyvernick.com; she blogs at http://literaryfriendships.wordpress.com.
Market Value: $200
This is only a preview of one of the many amazing items I’ll be featuring at my LIGHT UP THE LIBRARY auction 11/7 – 11/18. And I’ve got something for everyone. To learn more, please stop by my auction website at http://lightupthelibrary.blogspot.com. Get excited!!!
As you’ve probably heard by now, on 11/7 – 11/18 I’m holding an online auction to benefit the library at Musana Children’s Home in Iganga, Uganda. The auction website is: http://lightupthelibrary.blogspot.com/ but I’ll be previewing some of my amazing auction items here on this blog. I’ve got lots of cool stuff for just about everyone – especially some fabulous items for writers and readers.
