[stylist] Books & Beyond welcomes authorPriscillaCummingsWednesday May 8

Wed May 8 22:07:18 UTC 2013

Thanks. Can you sign me up? I'm much more likely to listen if I can get a
download.
Donna W. Hill
dwhill at epix.net

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When it is edited and ready for prime time, it will be archived at
www.accessibleworld.org. Check there then. If you're on my special list for
Books & Beyond, you'll get a direct download link for each show once it's
edited.

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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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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.

Disability

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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