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Pamela Tuck's interview with Cyrus Webb discussing As Fast As Words Could Fly and its message of believing in yourself.

I had a wonderful time "chatting" with blogtalk radio host, Cyrus Webb, who is also the founder of Coversations Book Club. We discussed one of the messages portrayed in As Fast As Words Could Fly: belief in yourself. Many thanks to Cyrus for his dedication to bringing literature to the forefront and his mission in inspiring others to be passionate about reading. To hear the interview, please click this link: Conversations LIVE interview

As Fast As Words Could Fly chosen as one of the Top 10 by Conversations Book Club

Thrilled to announce that As Fast As Words Could Fly was selected as one of the Top 10 Great Literary Finds with Young Readers in Mind for 2013 by Cyrus Webb, founder of Conversations Book Club.

As Fast As Words Could Fly chosen for Perfect Picture Boo...

As Fast As Words Could Fly chosen for Perfect Picture Book Friday on an amazing blog by an amazing young man, Erik Weibel. His blog, This Kid Reviews Books, has loads of reviews on children's books. Click HERE to read the raving review for As Fast As Words Could Fly.

As Fast As Words Could Fly featured on Picture Book Depot...

As Fast As Words Could Fly featured on Picture Book Depot by Author Rita Lorraine Hubbard, 2012 Lee & Low Books New Voices Award Winner. Click HERE to read the wonderful review.

As Fast As Words Could Fly used for Common Core State Standards

Educator Katherine Ali illustrates how to integrate the Common Core State Standards for reading, writing, speaking, and listening in grades 2-3, using As Fast As Words Could Fly.

Click the link to view: As Fast As Words Could Fly Common Core Standards

A voice from the Civil Rights Movement: Interview with Moses Teel, Jr., the star of As Fast As Words Could Fly

Click the photo to read the interview As Fast As Words Could Fly tells the story of Mason, a teenager growing up in North Carolina who becomes one of the first black students to attend an all-white high school. In this guest post, Lee & Low Books interviews my father, Moses Teel Jr., whose experience during integration inspired the book.

Check out our latest interview and reveiw by author, Kate Hannigan

Author, Kate Hannigan spotted me signing for Lee & Low Books at ALA in Chicago, IL in June. We exchanged contact information and she was gracious enough to feature an interview and review of As Fast As Words Could Fly on her blog, Author Of.

Kate is a children's book author of middle-grade fiction and nonfiction. Her debut novel, Cupcake Cousins is scheduled to be released  May 2014 (Hyperion-Disney), and look for her historical fiction middle-grade, The Detective's Assistant in April 2015 (Little Brown Books for Young Readers).

Find out more about Kate by visiting her website: www.katesbooks.com 

As Fast As Words Could Fly is on a tour . . . a blog tour!

 We're going on a tour!!!! A blog tour . . . Come visit us at each stop. Here's our schedule:June 26: Lisa, Shelf-employedJune 27: Anastasia Suen, BooktalkingJune 28: Sue Heavenrich, Sally's BookshelfJuly 1: Jeanne Harvey, True Tales and A Cherry on TopJuly 5: Brenda Kahn, ProseandKahnJuly 8: Roberta Gibson, Wrapped In Foil Blog

As Fast As Words Could Fly featured in Mosaic Family Magazine

Tiffany Rachann, founder of Imagiread, is also a columnist for Mosaic Family Magazine, and was gracious enough to feature As Fast As Words Could Fly in the July issue. Please feel free to read the article on page 11 by clicking Here!

ALA 2013 in Chicago, IL

I enjoyed signing books at the ALA Conference in Chicago, IL. I sold out of books and had to sign bookplates! I met a lot of wonderful people. The librarians and teachers truly make authors feel like royalty!