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Tag Archives: Hereville
Mid-Week Notes
Three quick things this week: I’ve been accepted into the Southampton Children’s Lit Conference Graphic Novels Workshop. Ordinarily, I would never have applied because of the cost. But in this COVID world, I can participate virtually for a fraction of … Continue reading →
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2016 Sydney Taylor Book Award Blog Tour | Final Stop
You’ve now come to the final stop along the 2016 Sydney Taylor Book Award blog tour, the culmination of a full week of insightful and inspiring award-winning author and illustrator interviews. Read about the blog tour and all 2016 Sydney … Continue reading →
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Author and Publicist Collaboration | The Story of Hereville
Mary Ann Zissimos is Publicist, Abrams Books for Young Readers | Amulet. She and author/illustrator Barry Deutsch worked together to promote Hereville. The Whole Megillah decided to find out more about the inhouse publicist and author collaboration. The Whole Megillah … Continue reading →
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2011 Sydney Taylor Book Award Blog Tour | Final Stop
You’ve now come to the final stop along the 2011 Sydney Taylor Book Award blog tour, the culmination of a full week of insightful and inspiring award-winning author and illustrator interviews. Read about the blog tour and all 2011 Sydney … Continue reading →
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Tagged Association of Jewish Libraries, Barbara Diamond Goldin, Barry Deutsch, Black Radishes, Cakes and Miracles, Carla Jablonski, Claire Nivola, Dana Reinhardt, Eishes Chayil, Emma's Poem, Evelyn Krieger, Gathering Sparks, Hereville, How Mirka Got Her Sword, Howard Schwartz, Hush, Jaime Zollars, Kristina Swarner, Leland Purvis, Life After, Linda Glaser, Modeh Ani, Morris Gleitzman, Once, One Is Not a Lonely Number, Resistance, Sarah Darer Littman, Sarah Gershman, SCBWI, Susan Lynn Meyer, Sydney Taylor Book Award blog tour, Sydney Taylor Book Award winners, Sydney Taylor Honor Books, The Things a Brother Knows
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Book Review: Hereville by Barry Deutsch
Hereville–How Mirka Got Her Sword (Yet Another Troll-Fighting 11-Year-Old Orthodox Jewish Girl) by Barry Deutsch (Abrams Amulet Books, 2010) For ages 8-12 This graphic novel tells the story of Mirka Hirschberg, an 11-year-old Orthodox girl from Hereville who wants to … Continue reading →
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