Grace Lin's Blog, page 142

So Sunday night, the evening before the big award announcements, Alvina and I (with friend Jon & Squatchie) had dinner. Throughout the week, many people had been sending me mock Newbery blog links and congratulating me on the "buzz" about my book which I tried to politely ignore. Part of me didn't want to set myself up for disappointment, another part didn't want to jinx it and the rest of me just felt it was impossible-- so I tried to dismiss it all from my mind (tried being the operative wo...

When it finally sunk in that Where the Mountain Meets the Moon won a Newbery Honor, I have to admit I blew a kiss into the sky. It's no secret that the book is dedicated to Robert and my homage to what he brought to my life. And still does, in some ways.

I remember last month after my Today Show appearance, my friend Janet Wong and I decided to see a palm reader for a lark but instead of being amused, I was annoyed.


Because after hearing about Robert (another thing that bugged me was that she a...

Where the Mountain Meets the Moon won the Newbery Honor!!!!!!

doodles for the upcoming year of the tiger!

"Tension is who you think you should be. Relaxation is who you are."
-Chinese Proverb

THE MOFFATS by Eleanor Estes

IndieBound Description: Meet the Moffats. There is Sylvie, the oldest, the cleverest, and-most days at least-the responsible one; Joey, who though only twelve is the man of the house...sometimes; Janey, who has a terrific upside-down way of looking at the world; and Rufus, who may be the littlest but always gets in the biggest trouble.
Even the most ordinary Moffat day is packed with extraordinary fun. Only a Moffat could get locked in a bread box all afternoon, or...

A while ago, I presented at the Boston Book Festival and was quite pleased when they gave a parting goodie bag. Amongst the lovely gifts was this:

which I assumed was a mug. So I did not open it until recently and found out it was actually...

CHOCOLATE! yum!

This is officially the longest I have ever had uneaten chocolate in the house. My last record was a bag chocolate chips uneaten for 8 days. I suppose I should disguise my chocolate more like mugs in in the future.

"He who seeks vengeance must dig two graves: one for his enemy and one for himself."
-Chinese Proverb

So, it's a new year and this year I've decided to import a Canadian Squatchie. I really think I could use one around the house. They are tall. I have high ceilings. They are strong. I have groceries. Some of them like to cook. I like to eat.

However, importing a sasquatch is actually a very complicated process. Once a sasquatch has gone through the proper quarantine and given his clearance papers, there is only a 90 day trial period before the sasquatch must be officially declared as claimed....

Hey, today is Tuesday! It's the first Tuesday of the New Year, and if you remember from my resolutions I am going to begin a new little series called book talk tuesdays.

On book talk tuesdays, I'll be recommending my favorite middle grade novels. For those of you not in the book industry, a middle grade novel is a novel for about a 4rd-6th grade reading level, usually ages 8-12.

Now, since I am recommending MY favorite novels, you should probably know that my personal preferences lean toward t...