A Curse Dark As Gold

Date: March 15, 2009
Author: Colleen Ryckert Cook

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Celebrate Elizabeth C. Bunce’s ALA debut author award

johnsoncounty-library-logoThe Johnson County Library will host a reception for Elizabeth C. Bunce on Sunday, March 22 from 2  pm  to 4 pm at the Lackman Neighborhood Library. She’ll be honored for receiving the first ever American Library Association’s William C. Morris Award for her debut young adult novel, Curse Dark as Gold (Arthur A. Levine Books, March 208). Come listen to Elizabeth talk about Curse, enjoy refreshments and buy a copy of her amazing book. (Read more…)

Date: January 26, 2009
Author: Laura Manivong

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Bunce Wins ALA’s YA Debut Award!

A Curse Dark as GoldElizabeth C. Bunce’s  A CURSE DARK AS GOLD wins the American Library Association’s William C. Morris YA Debut Award. 2009 is the first year for this award, which honors a debut book published by a first-time author writing for teens and celebrating impressive new voices in young adult literature. The work cited will illuminate the teen experience and enrich the lives of its readers through its excellence, demonstrated by: compelling, high quality writing and/or illustration; the integrity of the work as a whole; and its proven or potential appeal to a wide range of teen readers.
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Date: January 1, 2009
Author: Colleen Ryckert Cook

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Congratulations Elizabeth C. Bunce and Katie Speck

A Curse Dark as Gold by Elizabeth C. Bunce and Maybelle Goes to Tea by Katie Speck continue to garner accolades! Both made the Cybils shortlist. Winners will be announced in early February. The Cybils is an online literary contest that lets the public nominate books on the Cybils blog. A group of respected children’s literature bloggers  pick the finalists and winners. Find out more at the Cybils site.

Way to go, ladies! We can’t wait to see what the future brings for you both!

Date: December 8, 2008
Author: Laura Manivong

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Elizabeth C. Bunce: Finalist for William C. Morris Award!

Elizabeth C. Bunce honored for her debut novel, A CURSE DARK AS GOLD.

The William C. Morris Award honors a book written for young adults by a first-time, previously unpublished author. The winner will be named Jan. 26, 2009 during the Youth Media Awards at the ALA Midwinter Meeting.
A Curse Dark As Gold

A Curse Dark As Gold

Elizabeth C. Bunce
published by Arthur A. Levine/Scholastic
(9780439895767)

This supernatural novel retells the story of Rumpelstiltskin, setting it at the dawn of the Industrial Revolution and centering it around the life of Charlotte Miller. When the bank wants to repossess her mortgaged mill, Charlotte strikes a bargain with the mysterious Jack Spinner, (a creature who knows the art of turning straw into gold), but then discovers she must free her loved ones from a generations-old curse.

Visit Elizabeth at http://elizabethcbunce.com

“If there’s a book you really want to read but it hasn’t been written yet, then you must write it.” – Toni Morrison
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