This month’s VOYA magazine is out and HUGGING THE ROCK is on their list of Top Shelf Fiction for Middle School Readers for 2006. Between this and making the ALA notables list, I’m thinking I like 2007 a lot.
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So happy for you, Susan!
Yippity skippity! Go-go you!
That is very cool news.
Go VOYA! Go Susan!
*Very* nice start to the year!
This is a good start to the year! Congrats!!
Yah!!!
To paraphrase the great Paris Hilton, you’re hot!
Congratulations.
Very cool. Congratulations.
This is wonderful! Congrats!
Wow! Such fabulous news! YAY YOU!!!!!
It’s fabulous and you deserve it. Yippeeeeee!!
Oh, congrats!! When I worked in a middle school, I always watched for this list. There are so few that target middle schoolers.
Congratulations, Susan! What happy, well-deserved news!
Definitely a good list to be on! Congratulations!!! 😀
Congratulations. It’s definitely a great list to be on.
WOOT!!!! You’re not just “hugging the rock,” you’re ROCKIN’ the rock!!!!!
How wonderful!!! COngratulations!!!
LJS
CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
YAY!
GOOD FOR YOU, SUSAN!
What wonderful news, Susan. CONGRATULATIONS and may 2007 continue to bring happy surprises!
Congrats!
Susan, Congratulations! Wow, 2007 is *definitely* off to a great start. And you deserve it!
Laura
Fantastic. What a great 2007, and it’s still young. 🙂
Congratulations, Susan!!!