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Some of my writer friends had new books come out this year so I wanted to give a shout out to them in case you're stumped as to what to give your book-loving children or relatives this holiday.
An enchanting cat story by best-selling author, Mary Nethery
In Venice in the 1890s, a plain white cat, left to fend for scraps, makes his way into the heart of a cafe owner who has nothing to spare. In no time at all, though, Nini becomes a celebrity, hosting visits from the composer Giuseppe Verdi, the king and queen of Italy, and even Pope Leo XIII. Nini's fame helps save the struggling business. But is his stardom enough to produce a small miracle of a different sort?
A new historic novel by Newbery Honor Award winner, Kirby Larson
Piper Davis awaits news of her brother, a sailor on the battleship Arizona stationed in Pearl Harbor. Explosions rule the earth and sky, and Piper wonders what will become of her brother, and of her life in Seattle, as blackouts and rationing take hold. Soon, Piper is greeted by another grim situation—the incarceration of her Japanese neighbors.
A clever biography by Sibert Honor winner, Barbara Kerley
0 Comments on Recommended Books by My Writer Friends Across the Country as of 1/1/1900
By: Natasha Wing,
on 11/29/2010
By: David Elzey,
on 2/17/2008
By: Betsy Bird,
on 4/27/2007
So glad to hear that it's worth the read. I've been enjoying the recent adult bio of AR by Stacy Cordery, and it occurred to me, before I heard of the Kerley book, that in this time of daring books for girls, nothing could be better than a children's biography of Alice.