THE JAMES MASON COMMUNITY BOOK CLUB discussion

Hi everyone,

Moderator Rick recently invited me to join the James Mason Community Book Club and introduce myself--and I'm so glad he did. What an impressive group of readers this is! Rick also reviewed my middle-grade children's novel, Ivy's Ever After, and it was wonderfully terrific to read his review.

I write for the middle-grade crowd (about 8 to 12 years old), but many readers who are simply young at heart have told me they have enjoyed my book as well.

My debut novel, Ivy's Ever After, is a fairy tale with a twist, about a princess and a dragon who team up against a handsome prince. It was released in 2010. School Library Journal gave it a starred review, calling it a "fun and entertaining fairy-tale-based fantasy with a nice balance of character development and action." Kirkus Reviews said, "Evenly paced with humor to match, this fractured fairy tale will delight tween readers," and Booklist called my heroine, Ivy, an "engaging alternative to the standard damsel-in-distress figure."

Anyone who'd like to read Chapter 1 of Ivy's Ever After is most welcome to visit my website or my author page here on GoodReads (links below). Both Chapter 1 and the book trailer for Ivy's Ever After are available at either. And I just this weekend finished revising the forthcoming sequel, Ivy and the Meanstalk. So I may actually get a little sleep this week for a change :)

So nice to be a new member of this fantastic group!

Best,

Dawn Lairamore

www.IvysEverAfter.com

Hi Dawn, I should be receiving your new book in the mail within the next few days. It looks like it will be a fun read. I'm looking forward to meeting Ivy and her dragon.

Thanks, Christina. I hope you enjoy!