I was at the dance studio today when word came in that House of Dance was named a 2009 Bank Street College of Education Best Children's Book.
I am, of course, entirely grateful. House joins books written by some of my literary heroes and heroines—Sharon Creech, Jane Yolen, Louise Erdrich, Avi, Neil Gaiman, and Mary Engelbreit, among others.
New: I close the day with these words from dear Priya, about Undercover.
On a day when many a soul is out there celebrating a certain Saint's day, I'm here, post-dinner, celebrating Priya, a marvelous thirteen-year-old (thirteen!) who, like her sister, Maya, offers something quite unusual out there in the world—clear eyes, a good heart, that nothing-can-stop-it mind.
Priya e-mailed earlier in the day and asked if she might post a review of Nothing but Ghosts, a book she'd borrowed from Maya. Yours would be the first official review of NBG, I told her. I was eager to learn what she thought.
Well. Look. Besides the fact that she has written some of the kindest words I've ever read about a book of mine, Priya has written an adult-caliber review. For the quality of her mind I encourage you to visit the blog that she calls Book Crumbs.
Thank you, Priya.
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