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The World is Not So Different Now

September 5, 2012 The beloved picture book Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day established Judith Viorst as a world-famous children’s author, but the versatile author has also written non-fiction, humorous poetry, novels for adults (notably the wickedly funny Murdering Mr. Monti: A Merry Little Tale of Sex and Violence), and even a musical. Viorst, now eighty-one, will discuss her newest book for children, Lulu Walks the Dogs, at the twenty-fourth annual Southern Festival of Books, held October 12-14 at Legislative Plaza in Nashville. All events are free and open to the public.

The World is Not So Different Now

Penning an Award Winner

August 30, 2012 Prolific children’s author and Nashville native Patricia McKissack has been honored for her picture book Never Forgotten. The PEN American Center recently awarded McKissack the PEN/Steven Kroll award, which, according to the PEN website, “acknowledge[s] the distinct literary contributions of picture book writers.”

Tarra & Bella: The Elephant and Dog Who Became Best Friends

Tarra & Bella: The Elephant and Dog Who Became Best Friends

Tarra & Bella: The Elephant and Dog Who Became Best Friends

Carol Buckley

Putnam Juvenile
32 pages
$16.99

“Brilliant color photographs of Tarra and Bella at home in the Elephant Sanctuary deftly illustrate this inspiring story of companionship, and an informative note about the Sanctuary provides a great resource for parents and teachers.”

From the Publisher

The Dark Unwinding

The Dark Unwinding

The Dark Unwinding

Sharon Cameron

Scholastic Press
336 pages
$17.99

“Katharine Tulman discovers a fantastic world where science seems like magic when she arrives at her uncle’s remote estate to have him committed to a lunatic asylum. But instead of a lunatic she is confronted with a genius inventor with his own set of child-like rules, a brooding apprentice and a mysterious young student of science, the dwindling family fortune and the hundreds of families her uncle is using it to support. Having Uncle Tulman sent to the asylum is no longer an easy choice. And that’s when Katharine Tulman begins seeing things that aren’t really there.”

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Perfectly Unique: Praising God from Head To Foot

Perfectly Unique: Praising God from Head To Foot

Perfectly Unique: Praising God from Head To Foot

Annie F. Downs

Zondervan
224 pages
$9.99

“In Perfectly Unique: Praising God from Head to Foot, author Annie F. Downs encourages young women to take a look at who they are through the way God created each part of them, and discover the practical ways they can use their lives to glorify God.”

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Starfleet Academy: The Assassination Game

Starfleet Academy: The Assassination Game

Starfleet Academy: The Assassination Game

Alan Gratz

Simon Spotlight
320 pages
$7.99

“The rules are simple: Draw a target. Track him down and ‘kill’ him with a spork. Take your victim’s target for your own. Oh, and make sure the player with your name doesn’t get to you first. No safe zones. No time-outs. The game ends when only one player remains. James T. Kirk is playing for fun. Leonard ‘Bones’ McCoy is playing to get closer to a girl. But when a series of terrorist attacks rock the usually placid Starfleet Academy campus, it becomes clear that somebody is playing the game for real.”

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