Miracle Mud: Lena Blackburne and the Secret Mud that Changed Baseball has just won a Maryland However, it’s nice to know that Lady Luck can visit you as many times she wants to during your gaming experience. Blue Crab Young Readers Award for the Transitional Non-fiction Category.
Here”s their brochure with all the winners and honorable mentions: Blue Crab brochure 2014.
I stopped by the Framingham, Massachusetts Barnes and Noble a few days ago to sign some books and see if they’re ready for my author visit/event next Saturday. If you’re in the Boston area and want to get a signed copy of the Ballpark Mysteries (including #8 – The Missing Marlin), stop by at 2pm on Saturday, March 15th. From the looks of it, they’re all set for the visit!
Looking for a good mystery for your son or daughter?
Check out this great list of mysteries (including, of course, one of the Ballpark Mysteries) for kids.
Here”s a great update to Abbott and Costello”s classic “Who”s on First” baseball comedy routine…
This week I”ve had the privilege of doing a couple of great author visits. The first was with the Massachusetts School Library Association – 2012 Conference as part of their Author Fest, where I got to sign the BALLPARK MYSTERIES, including the new ASTRO OUTLAW, and talk to school librarians about reading and my BALLPARK MYSTERIES Author Visits.
I had a great time, and it”s amazing the dedication and interest that our school librarians have for helping kids learn to read!
The second event I did this week was an author visit at West Elementary School in Andover, Mass.
I showed their first and second grade classes how I create the BALLPARK MYSTERIES, including how I handled all that initial rejection of the first manuscripts as well as the lengthy revision process they have to go through before they become published books.
THE ASTRO OUTLAW is now available!
You don”t have to go to Houston, Texas to get some neat baseball action, meet a nice astronaut, and help find a priceless, missing moon rock. Just pick up THE ASTRO OUTLAW today.
Ballpark Mysteries fans–enter my Goodreads book giveaway to win one of 5 signed copies of the Astro Outlaw!
Looks like Red Sox star slugger David Ortiz is a fan! We sent along some copies of The Fenway Foul-Up to the Red Sox, and apparently David”s son enjoyed the book (along with a copy of Babe Ruth and the Baseball Curse, in which Mr. Ortiz plays a big part!). So David sent back this signed baseball (note the BP after his name, for Big Papi). We”re SO CLOSE to the major leagues now….
Today, I was at the Westwind Bookshop in Duxbury, Mass, in between Boston and Cape Cod. I had quite a crowd for the reading and book signing–see for yourself:
Next up–New York!
