Maureen Bush

Contest

After a couple years without, I’m holding another contest for my website www.howweirdcanyouget.com. Several schools in Lethbridge are using Feather Brain for a One School One Book program, and I wanted them to be able to send in entries, plus I’ll be at several other schools that might want to participate.

The rules? Anyone can submit, but only kids can win. Send in an idea for a magic spell for Griffith the wizard to work on. He’ll chose his favorite, and send the winner a small leather-bound notebook for their own spells, and a signed copy of Feather Brain (or another book if the winner already owns Feather Brain).

Past winners and honourable mentions can be found on the website, if you want to see the awesome ideas kids have sent in previously.

The contest will be open until May 1, 2012.

Maureen

I’m Big In Lethbridge

For some reason, Feather Brain is popular in Lethbridge. I’m doing two events there next week, full days at two schools using Feather Brain for their One School One Book programs http://www.readtothem.org/, where everyone in the school reads the same book. The two schools (in Lethbridge) I’ve been to previously for this program loved the book, and I loved being there.

I’m also becoming known outside of Lethbridge. Well, a little outside. I’m booked for a school in Coaldale (to the east), and Brocket (a reserve to the west) later this spring.

Mwhahaha – Lethbridge today, world domination tomorrow. Okay, well, perhaps a small portion of southern Alberta?

Maureen

Books on Kobo

Feather Brain and Cursed are both available on Kobo.

http://www.kobobooks.com/search/search.html?q=Maureen+Bush&t=none&f=author&p=1&s=averagerating&g=both

Maureen

Reviews

First reviews for Cursed!:

http://www.umanitoba.ca/outreach/cm/vol17/no11/cursed.html

and Crow Boy:

http://umanitoba.ca/outreach/cm/vol17/no6/crowboy.html

and a blog review for Feather Brain:

http://wordofmousebooks.wordpress.com/2010/10/06/a-model-story-feather-brain/

CM Magazine and Word of Mouse books are both great sources for reviews of kids books.

Two of the reviews are posted on my website now, and the Cursed! review will be posted soon.

Maureen

Feather Brain Nomination

Feather Brain has been nominated for the 2010-2011 Red Cedar Award (BC’s Reader’s Choice Award). Check out the other nominees at http://www.redcedaraward.ca/index.php?s=10

Maureen