(…now I know what you were talking about.)
And the Brain Trust Award goes to…
In one of those “you’re the last person to know” sort of scenarios, I got a note on Facebook from author Justina Chen Headley last week, congratulating me on “the Kirkus shout-out.” I thought she’d just read their review that had come out in June (goodness knows I’m behind reading reviews) and I thought kind smiley thoughts, and went on with my life.
TODAY I find out that MARE’S WAR has been included on the Kirkus Reviews “Best Young Adult Books of 2009.”
OHHHH!
NOW I get it.
*Feels like a bubblehead*
This is the GOOD kind of bubblehead moment. The kind that proves you don't spend your entire day combing the press for reviews of your writing. 🙂
Congrats! And sorry it's taken me so long to come over to say this. You were so obliqued at chat the other day.
Hooray! Congratulations!
Hurrah! I'm so glad. I'll mention this in passing the next time I'm at a local bookstore for a storytelling. "Oh yes, my FRIEND TANITA has a book on Kirkus' Best Young Adult Books of 2009. I'm so glad you have a copy in the store…"
Name-dropping is fun, too.
fantastic news, Tanita. Fantastic!
wow! congratulations!
CONGRATULATIONS! Well-deserved honor…
Ohhhh! Congratulations! Awesome news.
Paz
WOWZA!!!!!! Congrats.
What great good news!
I'm thrilled for you and Mare's War! Congrats, Tanita!
Woohoo! Congratulations! The news has to make the bubblehead moment feel a bit lighter, right?
I really enjoyed your website! Your book reviews are wonderful reading. Have you heard of Danny the Dragon? It’s worth a review: http://DannyTheDragon.com Please let me know if you are interested in reviewing this nominee for Best Children’s Book of 2009! info@DannyTheDragon.com Thank you, Rosie
Congrats. Mare's War is a great book.
Eeeeee! I saw Justina's update, too, and assumed the same thing you did. But this is huge! Congratulations to the smartest bubblehead I know :D!!
Wheeeeeeeee! So well-deserved, bubblehead. 🙂