I just got an e-mail this morning from one of the co-chairs of the Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Award Committee. Trading Places with Tank Talbott WON this year’s Black-Eyed Susan Award!!!
I’ve always told people that I’m never going to win a Newbery…and don’t tell me I shouldn’t say that. It’s okay. I really don’t write the kind of book that wins Newbery awards. But before I ever sold a children’s novel, I dreamed of getting on (okay, maybe I even dreamed of WINNING) a children’s choice award list. To me, winning a children’s choice award is the ultimate honor. I couldn’t be more thrilled!
In fact, I sort of made a lot of noise when I read the e-mail. I didn’t think anyone would hear me except for the dog and the cat (the cat wasn’t impressed, but the dog got really excited!). My husband was at work, Preteen was at school, and I THOUGHT Teen was still in bed (it’s final’s week and I know he was up late last night). But no…Teen heard me. In fact, my windows were open, so my whole neighborhood probably heard me.
My husband said, “Now you can retire happy.” I don’t know what makes him think I’m ever planning on retiring? So then he said, “Okay, now I can retire happy.”
congratulations, Dori!!
Wow–congratulations!
Awesome, Dori! That’s wonderful–huge congratulations!
Wuhooh!
Congratulations!!!!!!!!
Congratulations! That is awesome news!
CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!
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YAY! Congratulations!
Oh, how wonderful! There’s nothing better than your target readers appreciating your work. Congratulations!
Congratulations, Dori — that is wonderful news!
Best wishes,
Jennifer J.
Maybe next year it’ll be you?
I think it should be the two of us! Wouldn’t that be wonderful?
Yeah, I think I could live with that.
HURRAH FOR YOU!!!!!!!!!!!
I heard you all the way in California!
What wonderful news, CONGRATULATIONS!!!
Ha! I’ll bet you did!
Hurrah!
Dori–
A HUGE congratulations! Wow! How totally fabulous!
Darcy
Wow, Dori! What a rush. Congratulations!!!
Hey, Dori–huge congrats to you!! I agree that winning one of those children’s choice awards says it all. If your readers love it, isn’t that the whole point? Very awesome!
Definitely!
OMG! Congratulations! I am SO doing the happy dance for you!!!
Thanks everyone! It’s fun to share with friends.
That’s WONDERFUL!
CONGRATULATIONS, DORI!
Re: That’s WONDERFUL!
Oh, I love this! I need to figure out how to do all these pretty animations!
Re: interviewee?
Yeah, you sent me the questions a week or two ago. I saved the message in my in-box, I just haven’t gotten around to answering your questions yet. I probably won’t be able to do it before this weekend, but I’ll try and do it this weekend or early next week. Thanks for the nudge…
CONGRATULATIONS!
May this be the first of many awards for this boook!
YAY! A big congratulations to you.
Congratulations!
I was just checking up on some blogs and found this — WOW! Dori, that’s fantastic news — woo-hoo! May it be the first of many such awards…