Yessss! My young adult novel, God Awful Loser, is now available for pre-order at Amazon. You can get the hardcover edition or the Kindle eBook edition.
If you live near Milwaukee, WI, however, and would like your book personally signed, come on down to my book launch party on May 8th at 7pm at Boswell Books, 2559 N. Downer Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53211. Even if you don’t live near Milwaukee, feel free to take your private jet and hang out! It’ll be fun!
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I’m so excited to announce the date and time for the BOOK LAUNCH of my young adult novel, God Awful Loser!
Drumroll please!
Drrrrrrrrrrrrrrr (that’s my drumroll… 🙂 ….)
my official launch will be FRIDAY, MAY 8th, at 7 p.m. at Milwaukee’s own Boswell Books! AND, more great news — it’s part of the celebrations for National Children’s Book Week! Whoo hoooo!
Please come share my joy at the realization of a long held dream. I’d love to see all of my friends and family there and would super enjoy meeting new people! It will be fun — and we’ll even have treats. See you in May! 🙂
Tomorrow is World Read Aloud Day, celebrated the first Wednesday of March as a way to promote literacy and the shared word.
I think most of us adults equate reading aloud as something we do with children. I certainly did a great deal of that. Heck, I’d even change my voice for the characters because I’d just get that into it. But I’d like to take a moment to suggest that if you don’t have children handy tomorrow, you might consider sharing that wonderful moment with an older adult, maybe someone with vision problems or just someone who’d love to hear your voice.
My grandfather passed away last July. One of the most precious things we did together on my final visits was spend time together as I read aloud to him from Don Quixote. That classic is a long two books. I knew starting the first that I wouldn’t get a quarter of the way through before he’d leave me. I was right. Still, I enjoyed laughing with him at the funny parts, and I could tell that he cherished the moments.
Reading aloud does more than celebrate the written word. It builds connections across cultures, ages, and even time. And so I hope you’ll get a chance tomorrow to create memories as beautiful as mine.
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I just finished reading the young adult novella The Edge of Nowhere by John Smelcer. It’s an adventure story about a discontented teenage boy who, in trying to help his dog, gets swept over the side of his father’s salmon fishing boat during a storm and must survive the Alaskan wilderness to make it back home.
During his trials, the teenager, Seth, contemplates the recent death of his mother, his tendency to seek comfort through food and video games, and the nearly forgotten culture of his Native Alaskan grandmother.
It was a fast read with plenty of action and interesting lessons on survival. Young readers who enjoy adventure and survivalist stories will root for Seth to not only find his way home but to find his way back to the person he once was.
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I’ve been converting some of my old TV news tapes to digital, and I found a report wherein I very enthusiastically explain the afterlife myths of Ancient Egyptians for an upcoming museum exhibit. I go pretty in depth, and the anchors’ reactions are priceless.
My upcoming novel, God Awful Loser, is about Roman mythology, and I had just as much fun writing about Roman myths as talking about Egyptian ones. Mythology seems to be everywhere, and perhaps The Fates demanded I write it. 🙂
An interesting article cites you, Internet-savvy buyer, as saving young adult literature, especially if you bought an ebook this year for the teens in your life despite their apparent preference for physical books. Interesting juxtaposition, no? HERE’S the article.
Part of the strong showing for young adult lit is obvious. Teens still love stories, those motivated to read them will still find the time, and the quickly maturing young adults in our lives still relish the chance to safely explore new situations and emotions through books.
The part that isn’t so obvious is why such a plugged-in generation prefers physical books. But I suppose we all have to unplug sometimes, don’t we?
Whether it’s the physical or ebook you prefer, rejoice for 2014. Healthy book sales are good for authors, illustrators, and really, adults everywhere. We all want an educated and empathetic populace. If you bought a book for yourself or, really, anyone else this year, congratulate yourself. You made the publishing — and real life — worlds a better place.
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God Awful Loser Is Now Available for Pre-Order
/0 Comments/in In The News /by SilviaIf you live near Milwaukee, WI, however, and would like your book personally signed, come on down to my book launch party on May 8th at 7pm at Boswell Books, 2559 N. Downer Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53211. Even if you don’t live near Milwaukee, feel free to take your private jet and hang out! It’ll be fun!
http://www.amazon.com/God-Awful-Loser-S-Acevedo/dp/0986320706/
BOOK LAUNCH — Whooo hooooo!!!
/0 Comments/in In The News, Presenting the Prose /by SilviaDrumroll please!
Drrrrrrrrrrrrrrr (that’s my drumroll… 🙂 ….)
my official launch will be FRIDAY, MAY 8th, at 7 p.m. at Milwaukee’s own Boswell Books! AND, more great news — it’s part of the celebrations for National Children’s Book Week! Whoo hoooo!
Please come share my joy at the realization of a long held dream. I’d love to see all of my friends and family there and would super enjoy meeting new people! It will be fun — and we’ll even have treats. See you in May! 🙂
World Read Aloud Day
/0 Comments/in A Writer Writes /by SilviaI think most of us adults equate reading aloud as something we do with children. I certainly did a great deal of that. Heck, I’d even change my voice for the characters because I’d just get that into it. But I’d like to take a moment to suggest that if you don’t have children handy tomorrow, you might consider sharing that wonderful moment with an older adult, maybe someone with vision problems or just someone who’d love to hear your voice.
My grandfather passed away last July. One of the most precious things we did together on my final visits was spend time together as I read aloud to him from Don Quixote. That classic is a long two books. I knew starting the first that I wouldn’t get a quarter of the way through before he’d leave me. I was right. Still, I enjoyed laughing with him at the funny parts, and I could tell that he cherished the moments.
Reading aloud does more than celebrate the written word. It builds connections across cultures, ages, and even time. And so I hope you’ll get a chance tomorrow to create memories as beautiful as mine.
What I Just Read
/0 Comments/in Presenting the Prose /by SilviaDuring his trials, the teenager, Seth, contemplates the recent death of his mother, his tendency to seek comfort through food and video games, and the nearly forgotten culture of his Native Alaskan grandmother.
It was a fast read with plenty of action and interesting lessons on survival. Young readers who enjoy adventure and survivalist stories will root for Seth to not only find his way home but to find his way back to the person he once was.
Mythology Everywhere!
/0 Comments/in A Writer Writes, Media / TV / Radio /by SilviaI’ve been converting some of my old TV news tapes to digital, and I found a report wherein I very enthusiastically explain the afterlife myths of Ancient Egyptians for an upcoming museum exhibit. I go pretty in depth, and the anchors’ reactions are priceless.
My upcoming novel, God Awful Loser, is about Roman mythology, and I had just as much fun writing about Roman myths as talking about Egyptian ones. Mythology seems to be everywhere, and perhaps The Fates demanded I write it. 🙂
You Saved Books in 2014
/0 Comments/in A Writer Writes /by SilviaPart of the strong showing for young adult lit is obvious. Teens still love stories, those motivated to read them will still find the time, and the quickly maturing young adults in our lives still relish the chance to safely explore new situations and emotions through books.
The part that isn’t so obvious is why such a plugged-in generation prefers physical books. But I suppose we all have to unplug sometimes, don’t we?
Whether it’s the physical or ebook you prefer, rejoice for 2014. Healthy book sales are good for authors, illustrators, and really, adults everywhere. We all want an educated and empathetic populace. If you bought a book for yourself or, really, anyone else this year, congratulate yourself. You made the publishing — and real life — worlds a better place.