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Franny Billingsley's Books
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Big Bad BunnyAt home, in the Mouse House, Baby Boo-Boo gets no respect. Just look at her name: Baby Boo-Boo. She's no baby! The word drives her wild in a...Read More -
Well Wished"A coin for passage to your heart's desire," says Agnes, Guardian of the Wishing Well in the village of Bishop Mayne. "That is the first rule." But...Read More
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Folk KeeperShe doesn't really know who she is or what she wants... Corinna is a Folk Keeper. Her job is to keep the mysterious Folk who live beneath the ground...Read More
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PublishersWeekly.com, February 6, 2012
...It appeals to me as a bookseller to break down the awards by publisher, not only to take a look at what works and imprints have been recognized for their achievements, but — practically speaking — as an easy way to make some direct publisher...
ALA, January 26, 2012
...Audio, 2011. “Carter’s Big Break” by Brent Crawford, read by Nick Podehl. Brilliance Audio, 2011. “Chime”by Franny Billingsley, read by Susan Duerden. Listening Library, 2011. “Curse of the Wendigo” by Rick Yancey, read by Steven Boyer....
Toledoblade.com, January 8, 2012
...of various children. The reader applauds as these young people find ways of preserving their individuality. CHIMES. By Franny Billingsley. Dial. $17.99. Ages 14 and up. In a fascinating blend of fantasy and reality, mystery and folklore, Chimes...
School Library Journal, January 4, 2012
...books (What do people see in book A?!?!). five lists ANYA’S GHOST by Vera Brosgol CHIME by Franny Billingsley HEART AND SOUL by Kadir Nelson four lists AROUND THE WORLD by Matt Phelan BETWEEN SHADES OF GRAY by Ruth Sepetys BLINK & CAUTION by Tim...
Kirkus Reviews, November 28, 2011
Creative Loafing, November 22, 2011
...in the live broadcast as one of the five nominees. Turns out, they meant to say "Chime" by Franny Billingsley. A original stop-gap solution temporarily expanded the list to six to include both the intended nominee and the Trojan Horse, before the...
Media Bistro, November 16, 2011
...Will Serve: Poems: 2007-2010 by Adrienne Rich Devotions by Bruce Smith Young People’s Literature finalists Chime by Franny Billingsley My Name is Not Easy by Debby Dahl Edwardson Inside Out and Back Again by Thanhha Lai Flesh and Blood So Cheap by...
Omnivoracious, October 13, 2011
...20. In the young people's literature category, Lauren Myracle's Shine was named a finalist instead of Franny Billingsley's Chime. Rather than take the honor away from Myracle, judges decided to expand that category to six titles. The winners in four...
Band of Thebes, October 13, 2011
...Lauren Myracle's much-praised Shine which begins with an antigay hate crime similar to Matthew Shepherd's murder.Franny Billingsley, Chime [[Kindle]]Debby Dahl Edwardson, My Name Is Not Easy Thanhha Lai, Inside Out and Back Again Albert Marrin, Flesh and...
Cynsations, October 13, 2011
...by Albert Marrin (Knopf);Shine by Lauren Myracle (Amulet);Okay for Now by Gary Schmidt (Clarion);Chime by Franny Billingsley (Dial).Cynsational NotesFor more information, see also National Book Awards Announced by Carolyn Kellogg from The L.A. Times...
EarlyWord: The Publisher | Librarian Connection, October 13, 2011
...after a miscommunication. Lauren Myracle’s Shine was supposed to be announced, but the sound alike Chime by Franny Billingsley was announced instead. The judges decided to include both titles. Debby Dahl Edwardson - My Name is Not Easy - Marshall...
The Book Bench, October 13, 2011
...finalists announcement, a sixth nominee in the Young People's Literature category was left out: "Chime," by Franny Billingsley . What happens when Christopher Hitchens meets an eight-year-old at a freethought convention? Why, they talk books , of...
readergirlz, October 13, 2011
...Franny Billingsley, Chime(Dial Books, an imprint of Penguin Group USA, Inc. )Debby Dahl Edwardson, My Name Is Not Easy(Marshall Cavendish)Thanhha Lai, Inside Out and Back Again(Harper, an...
The Brain Lair, October 12, 2011
...there are SIX finalist in the Young People's Literature Division of the National Book Awards:Chime by Franny Billingsley - which we read and discussed in the Goodreads Mock Printz Group.Inside Out and Back Again by Thanhha Lai - we read and are...
