Welcome! My theme for the A-Z Blogging Challenge is middle-grade and young adult fiction. If you’re a writer and would like to have your book featured during the Challenge, drop me an email with your book blurb, cover, your bio and picture. I’ll slot in your book based on the letter of the day. I like the sound of this book and would love to read it.
A luminous novel in verse from the author of the Jefferson Cup award winner ALL THE BROKEN PIECES.
Serafina has
a secret dream.
She wants to go to school
and become a doctor
with her best friend, Julie Marie.
But in their rural village
outside Port-au-Prince, Haiti,
many obstacles
stand in Serafina’s way--
little money,
never-ending chores,
and Manman’s worries.
More powerful even
than all of these
are the heavy rains
and the shaking earth
that test Serafina’s resolve
in ways she never dreamed.
At once heartbreaking and hopeful,
this exquisitely crafted story
will leave a lasting impression
on your heart.
About the Author
Ann Burg was born in Brooklyn, New York and moved to New Jersey when she was in the third grade. Although she always knew she wanted to be a writer ~ and began writing in earliest childhood ~ Ann studied to become a teacher and taught for ten years. It wasn't until the year 2000, that Ann gave up teaching to pursue writing full-time. Her first books were published in 2003. In 2009, Ann received the Jefferson Cup Award for her poetry novel, All the Broken Pieces. Her latest release, Serafina's Promise, has been designated a Fall 2013 Parent's Choice Gold Award winner. Ann's favorite quote is by Charlotte's Web author, E.B. White. "All I hope to say in books, all I ever hope to say, is that I love the world."
Source: Amazon
A luminous novel in verse from the author of the Jefferson Cup award winner ALL THE BROKEN PIECES.
Serafina has
a secret dream.
She wants to go to school
and become a doctor
with her best friend, Julie Marie.
But in their rural village
outside Port-au-Prince, Haiti,
many obstacles
stand in Serafina’s way--
little money,
never-ending chores,
and Manman’s worries.
More powerful even
than all of these
are the heavy rains
and the shaking earth
that test Serafina’s resolve
in ways she never dreamed.
At once heartbreaking and hopeful,
this exquisitely crafted story
will leave a lasting impression
on your heart.
About the Author
Ann Burg was born in Brooklyn, New York and moved to New Jersey when she was in the third grade. Although she always knew she wanted to be a writer ~ and began writing in earliest childhood ~ Ann studied to become a teacher and taught for ten years. It wasn't until the year 2000, that Ann gave up teaching to pursue writing full-time. Her first books were published in 2003. In 2009, Ann received the Jefferson Cup Award for her poetry novel, All the Broken Pieces. Her latest release, Serafina's Promise, has been designated a Fall 2013 Parent's Choice Gold Award winner. Ann's favorite quote is by Charlotte's Web author, E.B. White. "All I hope to say in books, all I ever hope to say, is that I love the world."
Source: Amazon