Friday, June 21, 2013
THE JUNIOR LIBRARY GUILD SELECTS "GOLDY LUCK AND THE THREE PANDAS" FOR ITS 2014 READING LIST
I received some wonderful news yesterday, Goldy Luck and the Three Pandas (Charlesbridge Publishing, Jan. 2014) has been selected by the Junior Library Guild for their premier reading list of 2014! The JLG only picks several hundred books out of about 3,000 submitted every season. What a terrific start for a book that's 7 months shy of its release date. I appreciate this honor even more so because Goldy Luck's publication is the culmination of a nine-year journey which included rejections, a revolving door of editors, and a cancelled contract with Random House/Tricycle Press. This book is my poster child for perseverance. So, to all you writers out there, I just want to say: Believe in your stories, Believe in yourself as a writer, and Never Give Up!
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Congratulations! This looks like a wonderful book. And I like your writing advice how you persevered with this story!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations! Can't wait to read Goldy!
ReplyDeleteThanks! After such a long road, it's doubly gratifying to see it in print!
ReplyDeleteI just tweeted this. A bit late, but still good news needs to be shared, congrats Natasha.
ReplyDeleteThanks for tweeting this, Deborah! It's never too late.
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