Elizabeth C. Bunce

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 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The William C. Morris Award honors a book written for young adults by a first-time, previously unpublished author.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

“Most writers enjoy two periods of happiness–when a glorious idea comes to mind and, secondly, when a last page has been written and you haven’t had time to know how much better it ought to be.” – Joseph Priestly
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