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Susan VanHecke's Blog
November 24, 2009
- Wanna see how artist extraordinaire Carol Baicker-McKee created those amazing 3D, multimedia illos in An Apple Pie For Dinner? Check out this cool mini-pie tutorial on her blog, Doodles and Noodles.I have new appreciation for the mindboggling amount of meticulous handcrafting that went into each and every page! Carol, you rock!
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November 15, 2009
- Ann Haywood Leal, author of the must-read middle-grade novel Also Known As Harper, interviewed me for her terrific blog, The Backstory. You'll recall that not long ago she posted one of the best – certainly among the most personal – reviews I've seen of Dean Kohler's and my Vietnam YA Rock 'N' Roll Soldier. Now she's helping spread the word about illustrator Carol Baicker-McKee's and my ...
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November 12, 2009
- Great TV news piece on Dean Kohler, co-author of Rock 'N' Roll Soldier, and his Vietnam war zone band. Aired yesterday to promote our book signing last night at Barnes & Noble in Virginia Beach. Thanks to all who braved the gusts, gales, and downpours to join us – great turnout despite the worst storm since Hurricane Isabel rolling in! Hope everyone's staying safe and dry!
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November 11, 2009
- A propos Veterans Day, there's a great piece on Dean Kohler's Vietnam warzone band and Rock 'N' Roll Soldier in the Virginian-Pilot, daily newspaper of southeastern Virginia and northeastern North Carolina.Dean and I will be at Barnes & Noble Town Center in Virginia Beach tonight from 7-9 pm, signing books and doing a Q&A session. Nor'easter, shmor'easter – grab your umbrella and ...
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November 9, 2009
- If you're in southeastern Virginia/northeastern North Carolina on Tuesday around 7:30 a.m., tune into Tony Macrini's morning drive-time show on Newsradio WNIS, 790 AM. Macrini will interview Dean Kohler, my co-author of Rock 'N' Roll Soldier, about Dean's experiences putting together a touring rock band in the middle of the Vietnam warzone – improvising instruments and equipment, teaching ...
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November 1, 2009
- Contemporary teen rescues lost Russian princess, told from multiple points-of-view – it's the intriguing premise of Dreaming Anastasia, author Joy Preble's debut novel for young adults.But instead of the historical fiction you'd might expect, Preble grounds the action in present-day Chicago. Lucid dreams, a secret society, a mysterious stalker, and a bit of witchcraft all add up to a ...
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November 1, 2009
- Another great review for An Apple Pie For Dinner – many thanks, Children's Literature!Granny Smith wants to bake an apple pie for dinner. She has everything she needs—except apples! So she picks some plums and heads out the door thinking she might find someone in need of plums with apples to trade. Instead, she finds a woman in need of plums with feathers to trade. Being good-hearted, ...
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October 29, 2009
- Will you be in the Hampton Roads, Virginia area on Vets Day, Nov. 11? Be sure to stop by the Barnes & Noble at Pembroke from 7-9 pm, where Dean Kohler will be signing copies of the Cybil award-nominated Rock 'N' Roll Soldier.Knowing Dean, he'll have some very cool, very rockin' show-and-tell, too!Barnes & Noble, 4485 Virginia Beach Blvd.,Virginia Beach.
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October 20, 2009
- Congratulations to Melodye of Orange County, California, who won a signed copy of Rock 'N' Roll Soldier, Dean Ellis Kohler's Vietnam War memoir with a musical twist!Thanks to all who stopped by AuthorsNow! to enter!
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October 14, 2009
- You have until 11:59 PM CST to enter to win a copy of Rock 'N' Roll Soldier (newly Cybil-nominated!), signed by Dean Ellis Kohler and myself. Head to AuthorsNow!, leave a comment, and you're all set. Good luck!
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October 13, 2009
- Exciting news! Rock 'N' Roll Soldier has been nominated for a Cybil, the annual Children's and Young Adult Bloggers Literary Awards!From the Cybils website:Our purpose is two-fold:--Reward the children’s and young adult authors (and illustrators, let’s not forget them) whose books combine the highest literary merit and "kid appeal." What’s that mean? If some la-di-dah awards ...
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October 12, 2009
- Two days left to snag a signed copy of new Vietnam War memoir-w/-a-musical twist Rock 'N' Roll Soldier!! Leave a comment at AuthorsNow! and you're automatically entered to win!
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October 7, 2009
- Stop by the AuthorsNow! website and leave a comment by 10/14 and you'll be entered to win a copy of the Vietnam War memoir Rock 'N' Roll Soldier, signed by Dean Ellis Kohler and yours truly!
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October 6, 2009
- Ann Haywood Leal, author of the touching middle-grade novel Also Known As Harper, grew up with the Vietnam War. It was on TV at the dinner table; several close family members served and returned home unwilling or unable to speak of it. So her thoughts on Rock 'N' Roll Soldier, posted on her Backstory blog, are especially meaningful.I think we often forget that when we send our sons and ...
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October 5, 2009
- Bake a pie, simmer some sauce, grab an apple and get crunching!Learn more about the "real" Granny Smith here...photo: Fir0002/Flagstaffotos
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