Whoohooo! Shout it out for Congratulations to Jeannine Garsee, our ownonegrapeshy .Today is the release day of her new YA novel, SAY THE WORD from Bloomsbury USA Children's Books.
Those of you who entered the contest to win a copy of SAY THE WORD from me, never fear, I have finally sent the interview questions to Jeannine and she is working on answering them now in-between the millions of other things she has to do. I have also worn the hair shirt for a while, beating myself up quite nicely for dropping the ball on this one due to life overload. Sorry. Sigh.
Jeannine started a fan page over on Facebook. Why not hop over and give her some support now?
http://www.facebook.com/inbox/?ref=mb#/group.php?gid=72529808081&ref=ts
And look at these wonderful reviews!!
"Say the Word explores discrimination and resentment from unique points-of-view, giving its characters a chance for redemption. Some take advantage of the chance; others see no reason to change. Either way, the story is riveting." ALAN Online
"Garsee manages to give every character depth and dimension without falling into the trap of making the children too perfect and angelic and the adults imperfect... Readers will believe Shawna’s final transition from doormat to independent thinker." Kirkus
"A compelling portrait of a young woman growing up..." Publishers Weekly
A Booklist starred review (April 2009)
Congratulations, again, Jeannine!