PUB DAY in the ADKs: “Shaken” Now Available!

September 10, 2024 / / No comments
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PUB DAY in the ADKs!
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Yes, I’m on vacation with a place on Rainbow Lake for two full weeks. Amazing. 
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Today this book sees the world, and here I am reminded that the rocks, the air, the water, and the trees don’t care.
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It is only right that this is so.
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I know I’ve been a lot lately with the publishing news. I promise, this is my last new book of 2024. Thank you to anyone who picks up Kristy’s story, who places it (cover out!) on a bookshelf, hands it to a young person (grades 4-8), reads it — while the world shrugs with benign indifference.
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I think I’ll get out on the water today and count my blessings.
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Welcome Back to School!

September 3, 2024 / / No comments

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Here in the northeast, I think everyone is back to school. To celebrate that, here’s a page that captures some of that first-day feeling, a little senryu (haiku format w/ a focus on human activities rather than nature). This comes from our book, All Welcome Here, gloriously illustrated by my wonderful pal, Mary Grandpre. (Mary illustrated the first editions of the Harry Potter books, so you are likely familiar with her work.) All Welcome Here was a back-to-school book and one of the many casualties of the pandemic. It landed with a thud and is already out of print. So much for immortality!

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Ask Me About School Visits

August 29, 2024 / / No comments

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I’ll be doing a number of book festivals in October and early November, so I thought I’d create a banner/poster/thing to display on my table. This was created by my daughter Maggie, who knows how to do these things. Then I go to Staples and they’ll print it up on poster board. Not expensive.

Nice, right? 

I already have visits lined up for Nebraska and Oklahoma, but very little in my local area (NY, NJ, CT). We start school a bit later around these parts. But now is the time to start thinking about it. 

Please consider me. I have four new books out in 2024, three of them available in paperback, in addition to an extensive backlist. My work ranges from PreK to Middle School and I’m comfortable speaking to all age groups. 

Send a query to jamespreller@aol.com. We can email back and forth, or set up a phone conversation, or even Zoom. I find it is warmer and more effective when we can connect (and team up) to explore how best to make my visit most impactful for your particular school.

Thanks!

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“Two Birds and a Moose” Named JUNIOR LIBRARY GUILD SELECTION

August 21, 2024 / / No comments

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Good news! I’m pleased to see that my new book, Two Birds and a Moose, illustrated by Abigail Burch, has been named a Junior Library Guild Selection.
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Those folks at JLG have been amazingly generous toward my books, as this is the 5th time I’ve been so honored, including: Bystander, The Courage Test, Blood Mountain, and Upstander.
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Honestly, I’m impossible to live with these days.
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Thanks so much, JLG!
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Two Birds comes out in 6 days. It’s a simple little story — so don’t get your hopes too high. Although, come to think of it, maybe the message of this story is quite the opposite.
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Hope away!
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Reminder: New Easy-to-Read Book Coming Out in 12 Days!

August 15, 2024 / / No comments

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COMING ON AUGUST 27th.

THAT’S SOON!

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“Spare language complements the cartoon illustrations that are captivating in their simplicity, and visual clues will illicit giggles from young readers as they follow along with moose’s bumbling actions . . . An entertaining choice, with appropriate language for the developing reader.” — School Library Journal.

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