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The July 30, 2008 Book Chat featured a lively conversation with author Cynthia Leitich Smith.  The discussion covered, among many other topics, Cynthia’s novel Tantalize.  If you were unable to visit the Chat, you can read the transcript by clicking on the link below.
Cynthia Leitich Smith Book Chat Transcript
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JUST THE BEGINNING
Dr. Lori Goodson

In my years of teaching language arts at the middle school and high school level, I’ve had an amazing array of students come through my classroom doors—with a just-as-amazing array of reading interests and issues.
I’ve had a seventh-grade girl who loves the farm, hunting, and fishing. Going through my bookshelves, I [...]

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We have received several comments from those who are searching for more information about the 2008 NCTE Convention and ALAN Workshop in San Antonio.  To help readers access what they need to know about this year’s convention, I have created a new page on the left sidebar that will be updated as new information becomes [...]

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The ALAN Book Chat is pleased to feature a conversation with author Cynthia Leitich Smith on Wednesday, July 30, 2008 at 9:00 PM (Eastern).  The chat will focus on her novel Tantalize, which  is available in print at Amazon.com and in audiobook form on iTunes. 
You do not have to be a member of ALAN to join the online Book [...]

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The ALAN Book Chat is pleased to feature Cynthia Leitich Smith and her novel Tantalize (Candlewick 2007) in the July book chat. Tantalize is Cynthia’s YA Gothic Fantasy debut.  You can view the official teaser for the novel by clicking here.
Tantalize is available in print at Amazon.com and in audiobook form on iTunes.
The live chat to discuss Tantalize will be held [...]

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