Wow, people. I am so thrilled to tell you that my book is a finalist for THREE awards. This is AMAZING and SO MEANINGFUL for me because, when you let a book out into the world, you never know how it’s going to be received, whether people will like it, whether it stands out. So when literary organizations pick your book out of all others, it’s… well, kinda wonderful.

So here they are. The Wishing Shelf Independent Book Award means so much to me because that award is chosen by kids! The target audience!

Chanticleer’s Gertrude Warner Award is specifically for middle grade works. Warner wrote the Boxcar Children book series.

And finally, Reader Views’ Reviewers Choice Awards, so the reviewers put the book up top.

Writing a book is a huge endeavor taking tons of mental gymnastics, time, energy, devotion to learning, and upgrading of skills. It’s…oof… a lot. So I’m incredibly grateful for any attention the work gets.

If you’ve read and enjoyed MAIL-ORDER MONSTERS: CRASH COURSE, please help others discover it by leaving a review or rating at any bookish site. Thank you! And if you haven’t yet ordered it, please consider doing so for the young monster- and robot-lover in your life or to donate to your local library.

Thanks, friends, for your support and encouragement. It means the world.