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July, 2008 Wow! The honours just keep rolling in. I recently received a very cool email from The Maine Coalition to End Domestic Violence. They received funding from the Avon Foundation to provide 3500 books about abuse to libraries, and this year, Painting Caitlyn is one of the five books they’ll be donating.
May, 2008 Hooray, hooray! Some organizations give awards as soon as a book is published, and others take their time, so they can choose the best. In this happy case, The International Reading Association has named Painting Caitlyn to its 2008 Teen Choices list. This is a special honour (hey my American friends—that’s not a typo—it’s Canadian for honor) because it is another reader-selected award.
January, 2008 KLIATT, an organization that reviews over 1200 books each year, says: “Peters draws a realistic and powerful picture of how subtle and confusing abuse in its different forms can be. Caitlyn's struggle to find herself and the strength needed to feel good about who she is and how she fits into the different pictures of her life will stay with readers long after the book is closed. With nothing too graphic, this would be a title that public and school librarians alike should purchase and add to any subject booklist focusing on raising awareness of dating abuse.” You can read the full review by clicking here onto the Barnes and Noble website.
September, 2007 Teensreadtoo.com gives Painting Caitlyn Five Stars, and says “Teen feelings of being alive and loved, truly loved, for the first time, mixed with the uncertainty, stubbornness, and incredibly strong desire to please, are vividly portrayed in this debut novel. Kimberly Joy Peters does a beautiful job of immersing the reader in the heady feeling of young love. “
March, 2007 Painting Caitlyn has gone into a second print run!
February 14, 2007 Happy Valentine’s Day to me! I just received word from the Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario (ETFO) that I am the recipient of their Writer’s Award— Women’s Program for Painting Caitlyn . ETFO President Emily Noble says “the contribution you are bringing to education with respect to your book Painting Caitlyn is significant and I am sure it will be of direct benefit to many teachers and students in the future”.
January 24, 2007 Caitlyn is now *officially* a YALSA Quick Pick - and although that may sound like name-calling, it’s really, really good! Quick Pick Chair Sarah Couri said the committee “strives to find books for reluctant readers...teen feedback is crucial for books to make the QP list.”
December 2, 2006 Hooray! Painting Caitlyn is a final nominee for the American Library Association’s 2007 Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers !
October 21, 2006 The Record, calls Painting Caitlyn “ ...a carefully written book with an important message” .
September 15, 2006 Booklist, by the American Library Association says “...this is more than just a simple problem novel. The characters, including Tyler and Caitlyn’s family and friends are drawn with real complexity…” Click on “Reviews and Praise” at the Lobster Press website to read more!
August 18, 2006 Sharon Morrison reviewed Painting Caitlyn for School Library Journal’s September 2006 issue, and said: “Peters clearly has her finger on the pulse of teenage dating behavior, and has written an excellent book”. August 1, 2006 The first review is in—and it’s amazing! At Young Adult Books Central, Marla Arbach calls Painting Caitlyn is “a very fulfilling read worth five gold stars” (out of five!). Read the full review here.
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The 6x8 canvas above, entitled Puppydog Eyes , (hmm...what a great idea for a book title…) went up for auction at the Georgina Arts Centre & Gallery’s Dinah Christie Celebrity Challenge on Saturday, June 16th. in support children’s art programming!
The Brock Citizen ran an interview in its December 12, 2006 edition. Read it here.
CKCO TV in Kitchener interviewed me live on their News at Noon program on November 3...and thenasked me back to tape “The Final Round”, and the episode aired Saturday, December 9th, 2006.
Read my first “author’s interview” with YA Book Central.
Recent signings and appearances: – Manticore Books, Orillia – BookExpo Canada, Toronto – Baden Public School, Baden – University of Waterloo’s Alumni Author event, Waterloo – Mercer Hall Inn, Stratford – Coles, Conestoga Mall, Waterloo – Cannington Branch of Brock Public Libraries, Cannington – Beaverton Public School, Beaverton – Paris Library, Paris |
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I appeared with fellow Lobster Press author Christina Kilbourne on Rogers Daytime (York Region) on Tuesday, September 23rd, at 10:00 a.m.! We were on television to promote our book launch and OSPCA fundraiser at Chapters in Newmarket, Ontario on Sunday, September 28, 2008. 10% of EVERYTHING you purchased that day (not just our books) went to the Ontario Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. Thanks to everyone who came out!
Thanks to the Georgina Arts Centre and Gallery for sending me a “Picasso Pouch” for the second year in a row! You can bid on my painting—a Thorah Island sunset—at their Dinah Christie Celebrity Art Challenge on August 30th.
Teensreadtoo.com has posted our interview. You can read it by clicking < here >. It’s full of thought-provoking questions that really made me think (what cartoon character is most like you?).
In November 2007, I had the privilege of reading to a large audience at J. Clarke Richardson Collegiate in Ajax. Serendipity took me there, as a student who had discovered Painting Caitlyn on her first ever visit to a public library shared it with a trusted teacher, Jennifer McMullen – who mentioned it to her own mother one night. Jennifer’s mother is a dear friend of mine, and when she realized they were talking about my book, she contacted me right away to book an appearance. I am so proud to be the author who turned Jacquie on to reading!
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October, 2008 The first Posing as Ashley review is finally in….and CM Magazine says: “...this latest work from Kimberly Joy Peters is destined to be a popular pick amongst teen girls...(it is) an uncomplicated, highly readable and worthwhile book.” My fingers are crossed for the popularity prediction…. August, 2008 Ashley’s about to hit the shelves, but praise for Painting Caitlyn continues, as it has been shortlisted for the 2008/2009 Stellar Award, British Columbia’s Teen Reader’s Choice Award. |
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