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Congratulations to Elizabeth C. Bunce!

Congratulations to Elizabeth C. Bunce!

Elise Howard of Algonquin Young Readers has acquired a middle grade mystery series by Elizabeth C. Bunce, beginning with PREMEDITATED MYRTLE, in a four-book pre-empt. Pitched as Miss Fisher or Flavia de Luce for tweens, the series follows an irrepressible 12-year-old protagonist and her adventures in Victorian criminology, and will launch in Spring 2020. Bunce was the inaugural winner of the William C. Morris YA Debut Award for A CURSE DARK AS GOLD. This is her first foray into middle…

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Celebrate Elizabeth C. Bunce’s ALA debut author award

Celebrate Elizabeth C. Bunce’s ALA debut author award

The 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.

Congratulations Elizabeth C. Bunce and Katie Speck

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…

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

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 The William C. Morris Award honors a book written for young adults by a first-time, previously unpublished author.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

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