This coming Saturday at 2 pm. I'll be moderating the discussion during the launch of my friend Larry Verstraete's new novel Coop For Keeps.
I've attended McNally launches for several of Larry's books
The event is at McNally Robinson Booksellers and I hope you'll join us.
Larry and I will be there but also some other guests- not all of them human. You'll have to come to the launch to see who they are.
Larry and I are on the far right in this photo taken at our writers' group Christmas party
I'm honoured to be part of Larry's launch because he has been such an encouragement, support and inspiration to me in my own writing career. He and I have been together in two different writing groups for children's authors for more than a decade.
Coop for Keeps is Larry's 17th published book and you can see all of the others on his website. Coop for Keeps is a sequel to Larry's previous book Coop The Great.
When Larry published Coop The Great I wrote a review but did warn readers I might be biased when it came to a book with a dachshund as a hero since a dachshund once bit me.
It shows you what a great writer Larry is that despite that bad experience with dachshunds Coop charmed me.
I was delighted when Larry told our writing group he had another story for Coop in mind. And now it's here.
With Pat, Jodi, and Larry members of my writing group at the Manitoba Book Awards. Larry's books have won and been nominated for dozens of awards.
Larry's publisher Great Plains asked me to write some 'blurbs' to advertise his book. Here's one of them.
In Coop For Keeps award-winning author Larry Verstraete gives us a tale rich with sensory detail that engages the reader from the start as we are introduced to an insecure and angry teenage boy named Zach. His life is full of challenges. Kids and adults alike will love this story about a fascinating flock of crows and a loyal, intelligent family dog who provides the help a troubled kid needs to find his way.
I loved all the interesting things I learned about crows from reading Coop For Keeps.
From my experience as a teacher, I knew the book could provide the perfect segue into an important discussion with kids about bullying.
I also really liked the way Larry wove art and photography into the plot.
I am looking forward to Saturday when I will get to question Larry about some things in his novel that I'm really curious about and meet the other interesting guests who will sit on the panel I'm moderating.
I hope you will join us.
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