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Breaking Out the Bubbly!

8/26/2011

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Check it out. Here’s my writing group gathered to celebrate my book deal. Yep. That’s right. Book deal. Oh, you want me to say it again?  Book deal.

PURE GRIT, a true story about 99 P.O.W. nurses and how they survived World War II despite overwhelming odds, sold to Howard Reeves at Abrams Children’s, many thanks to my agent Stephen Fraser of the Jennifer DeChiara Literary Agency.

Left to right, Beth Cooley, me, Meghan Nuttall Sayres, Claire Rudolf Murphy and Mary Douthitt. I lift my glass to them. In good times and in bad, writers need a supportive critique group. I couldn’t do with out the friendship and savvy of these marvelous women.

More celebrating later, right now my head is buried in research and my fingers flying across the keyboard to meet my fast-approaching deadline next year for the 2013 release.

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Laurie Tataglia
8/25/2011 04:07:38 pm

Congrats !!!!!

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Maureen Troman
8/26/2011 10:50:50 am

Congratulations, Mary. A book deal, how exciting!

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Colleen Ryckert Cook
9/2/2011 05:12:16 am

Yay Mary!

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Ana Maria Rodriguez link
9/2/2011 07:34:55 am

Cangratulations, Mary! Cheers to the bubbly!

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Mary link
9/6/2011 01:09:45 am

Thanks, so much. I did my first interview for the book this weekend. So exciting.

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Maureen Mandel
11/1/2011 01:38:13 am

You are a fascinating and inspiring woman Mary. Congratulations on reaching another goal of yours and getting great exposure.

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Mary Farrell link
12/11/2011 11:43:22 am

thank you Maureen. So nice to hear from you. Blessings!

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    I'm an award-winning author of Children's/YA books and former journalist with a passion for stories about people facing adversity with courage.

    My books have been named Notable Social Studies Book for Young People, SPUR Award for Best Juvenile Fiction about the American West, Bank Street College List of Best Children's Books, and NY Public Library Best Books for Teens. My journalistic work has received numerous awards for excellence from the Society of Professional Journalists and two Emmy nominations.
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