[stylist] Books & Beyond welcomes author Priscilla CummingsWednesday May 8

Wed May 8 19:20:53 UTC 2013

I couldn't find the podcast, but I searched for it on Amazon and found the Kindle version.

Rebekah Felix
Author of In the Family
Print: http://booklocker.com/books/6812.html
E-Book: 
https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/304358

On May 8, 2013, at 12:35 PM, "Donna Hill" <penatwork at epix.net> wrote:

> Hi,
> Does anyone know how to get this program as a podcast? I'm not available
> tonight, but I loved this book and would like to hear its author. Under the
> date and time it says "elsewhere in the world Thursday,   12:00 GMT," but
> there's no link for where it might be.
> Thanks,
> Donna 
> 
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> From: stylist [mailto:stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of NJ Lynn
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> To: DB Review; Writers partyline; Style List; Writers Chat
> Subject: [stylist] Books & Beyond welcomes author Priscilla
> CummingsWednesday May 8
> 
> One of the most profound and best changes in fiction is the serious adult
> problems teenagers face in novels written just for them.   Whether life
> changes through   accident, a poor choice, or some other reason, teens are
> left with issues  many adults would find overwhelming.
> 
> After reading Blindsided by Priscilla Cummings, I knew she had to appear as
> a future guest on Books and beyond. Priscilla writes about a 14 year old
> girl's loss of vision with tenderness and sensitivity while at the same time
> showing a depth of research and knowledge readers seldom see. Tough and
> afraid, fearful and uncertain, Natalie grapples with change as few her age
> must. Blindsided is a masterful work written by a writer who got it all just
> right. I am beyond impressed.
> 
> On our next show, join us in meeting Priscilla Cummings. I know she will be
> a delight. What is independence? Is it okay to be afraid and to hide or take
> time out from life? How can those who love us help us grow and take those
> first steps in to a world both frightening and new? 
> 
> I am honored to share with all of you an enlightening versatile writer knows
> you will enjoy as much as I. 
> 
> Below is information About Priscilla in her own words followed by the two
> books you will find by her on the Bard site.  Details follow which furnish
> you with all you will need to do to attend and participate in this upcoming
> show. I hope you will join the Books and Beyond team in welcoming her.  
> 
> 
> 
> After graduating from the University of New Hampshire with a degree in
> English literature, I became a newspaper reporter. Over the next ten years I
> worked for four different newspapers in four different states. In 1981, I
> was honored as UPI's Journalist of the Year for Virginia after researching
> and writing a series of articles on women in prison. 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Working as a newspaper reporter
> 
> 
> That same year, I moved to Maryland where I became a magazine writer and
> editor for three years. I met and married another writer, John Frece, who
> was then a reporter for the Baltimore Sun. It was in Maryland that I saw my
> first blue crab. I couldn't believe people actually steamed and ate blue
> crabs! I began reading about those interesting critters and when I learned
> that in winter, crabs burrow into the mud at the bottom of the Bay to sleep
> until spring, I began to wonder: what if there was a crab who didn't want to
> sleep all winter? What if there was a crab who had Big Dreams? Who wanted to
> be a star at the aquarium in Baltimore so he wouldn't have to sleep all
> winter? It was just a silly idea, but that's how it all started. My first
> book, CHADWICK THE CRAB, was published in 1986, the same year my son,
> William, was born. My daughter, Hannah, arrived three years later. 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Talking with Kindergarten
> 
> 
> Over the years, I wrote several more picture books about animals in the
> Chesapeake Bay. Baron von Heron, Toulouse the Canada Goose, Hector Spector
> Jellyfish, Orville the Oyster and Bernie the Sea Gull are just a few of the
> characters that are near and dear to my heart. But I had other stories to
> tell and I dreamed of writing novels, too. In 1997, my first novel for older
> children, AUTUMN JOURNEY, was published. Since then, I have written six
> others: A FACE FIRST, SAVING GRACE, RED KAYAK, WHAT MR. MATTERO DID,
> BLINDSIDED and THE JOURNEY BACK. Most of these stories were inspired by
> something in real life that moved me emotionally. When I talk with students
> about writing, I often explain how many of the skills I learned as a
> reporter helped me transform the spark of an idea into an entire book. 
> 
> Today, my home is in Annapolis, Maryland with my family. We have a small
> sailboat and a green canoe, but no red kayaks. We have two cats named Mr.
> Charles Bingley (Mr. B. for short) and Romeo. When I'm not writing or
> visiting schools I enjoy reading, playing the piano and taking long walks. I
> think a lot on my walks and, often, I daydream about my days growing up on
> the farm.
> 
> Blindsided DB 71417
> 
> Cummings, Priscilla. Reading time: 6 hours, 2 minutes. 
> 
> Read by Annie Wauters. 
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> 
> Disability
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> Fourteen-year-old Natalie attends a boarding school for the blind to learn
> braille, cane use, and self-protection skills. After she and her roommate
> are attacked by drunks, Natalie must decide whether to retreat to her
> parents' home or actively claim an independent life. Some violence. For
> grades 6-9. 2010.
> 
> Download Blindsided 
> 
> 
> 
> Red kayak DB 62764
> 
> Cummings, Priscilla. Reading time: 6 hours, 10 minutes. 
> 
> Read by Neil Berman. 
> 
> 
> 
> Friendship Fiction
> 
> Growing Up
> 
> 
> 
> Maryland's Eastern Shore. After a neighbor's kayak accident,
> thirteen-year-old Brady goes from being hero-of-the-moment to dealing with
> the worst dilemma of his life. He must choose between being loyal to his
> best friends, J.T. and Digger, and doing what he knows is right--telling the
> truth. For grades 6-9. 2004.
> 
> Download Red kayak 
> 
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