Butterflies goes to Tulsa Oklahoma...

Guess where I’m going? Tulsa USA Oklahoma – oil, Tornado Alley, home of the Creek tribes. Tallasi ‘old town’ – is named from the Creek Indian language. Why am I going there? To the mega sales conference for Kane Miller my USA publisher  to talk to 600 sales representatives  about ‘Butterflies’. I’m really proud it was included in the Banks Street College Best YA Books of 2012. If you’re out and about in Tulsa – come along and say hello – I’ll be there 21-23rd...

Bank Street New York – Best Books ...

‘Butterflies’ is along side my friend and talented author Holly Thompson’s ‘Orchards’ in Bank Street Best Books of 2012 USA. THE CHILDREN’S BOOK COMMITTEE at the Bank Street College of Education strives to guide librarians, educators, parents, grandparents and other interested adults to the best books for children published each year. ‘In choosing books for the annual list, reviewers consider literary quality and excellence of presentation as well as the potential emotional impact of the books on young readers.’ Look up BANK...

Butterflies in the USA – Starred R...

“* This hopeful, heartfelt novel will give teens an understanding of what it means to have a reason to be self-conscious. Librarians won’t be able to keep it on the shelf.” - School Library Journal (Starred Review) ‘Heart wrenching and beautiful are the two words that immediately came to mind as I read “Butterflies’ … Gervay paints a picture of Katherine as she grows and changes allowing the reader to believe in her as a real person. Unlike other teen angst books, Katherine does not dwell in her angst, but moves beyond it and...

Butterflies in the USA with thanks to Ka...

Natalie Van Houten I sold several copies to our local Children’s Home for a book club for teenage girls. Amazing book. We are priviliged to carry this title!’ The Kane Miller sales team are so special – they talk and love their books, including my ‘Butterflies’. Butterflies which was an emotional roller coaster to write but an amazing experience. Butterflies KANE MILLER 2011 It was so much fun having lunch in LA with my wonderful USA publisher Kira Lynn and the Marketing Manager Lynn Kelley of Kane Miller Book Publishers. THANKYOU KANE...

Hazel Edwards,Dream of the Thylacine,Kan...

Life is abuzz with the literary life. Hazel Edwards was staying at The Hughenden and we caught up about the launch at the St Kilda Film Festival of ‘There’s a Hippopotamus on Our Roof Eating Cake – it got a standing ovation!!!!!! Hippo is also being shown at the Edinburgh Film Festival with Director Jaimie Snyder speaking there – go Hippo, go!!!!!! Hazel was in Sydney to speak at Paul MacDonal’d Beecroft Bookshop – the place to go when you’re looking for kids’ books.  I  bought  Margaret Wild & Ron Brooks ‘The...

Love ‘Butterflies’ trailer~K...

I love the USA cover of  Butterlies.  ’Butterflies’  is being published in the USA by Kane Miller Book Publishers:- www.kanemiller.com It’s being showcased at the May Book Expo New York, although only released 1st September 2010. Love you to log in and see the trailer:- www.youtube.com/user/sgervay Love this special comment a ‘fan’ wrote on the trailer:- Respond to this video…  This is truly an amazing book, so moving and inspiring. I read it many years ago and an assignment just came up in English, I knew straight away this...