Portrait of the Author
July 9, 2008 – 1:27 pmI got my first two copies of A Bottle of Light last week, and immediately handed them off to my nephews (to whom the book is dedicated). About half an hour ago, the postman delivered a (small) box full — w00t! It’s only available through a special reading program that Scholastic is running in schools, rather than regular and online bookstores, but I’m still happy enough to see it to grin a cheesy grin:
Update: thanks to everyone for the congratulations. Unfortunately, “Bottle of Light” is part of what Scholastic calls a directed reading program, which means it’s only available *in* schools — not even the kids can buy copies to take home to read themselves. The program’s web site doesn’t say much about the pedagogical theory behind this; if I can find out more about their reasoning, I’ll let you know.
6 Responses to “Portrait of the Author”
You have Elizabeth Bear’s “Dust” on the shelf behind you! w00t!
By Harald on Jul 9, 2008
My fingers are too fast for me; I hit Submit before typing “Congratulations!”. So, Congratulations!
By Harald on Jul 9, 2008
My son (10) is a reluctant reader, and I’d love to get him reading more. No learning disabilities that I know of, and he’s plenty smart, but just hasn’t been bitten by the reading bug.
What’s your book about? Would you recommend it in my son’s case? Will it be available via Scholastic’s normal student book order forms in Canada?
By David Goodger on Jul 9, 2008
And by the way: congratulations!
By David Goodger on Jul 9, 2008
Congratulations
By David Wolever on Jul 9, 2008
I remember there were such “directed reading programs” in the good old Soviet Union. Though, with proper connections, one always could obtain a few copies for private use, back then. Congratulations, anyways!
By Serguei on Jul 10, 2008