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Gemini Moon, September 2007
"Mallory Meer, a 15-year-old victim of the 'General Slocum' steamship disaster, haunts those responsible for the tragedy, determined to see that justice is served. A good suspence book...well written. The courtroom scenes reminded me a lot of the scenes from To Kill a Mockingbird."
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Here are the results for the August, 2007, Readers' Poll. The correct answer was "Rebecca, riding naked on a carousel."
78% of you got this one right. Creepy!
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THE UNRESOLVED
THE UNRESOLVED has been nominated for a Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) 2007 Teens' Top Ten Books. The list is compiled by teen reading groups from all across the country. They nominate their favorite books, and then give everyone else a chance to vote.
VOTE for your favorites during Teen Read Week ~ October 14 - 20, 2007 ~ @ www.ala.org/teenstopten/!
A shout-out to Cindy Valler for adding THE UNRESOLVED to her Recommended Books to Read list at Thistles and Pirates. Cindy has written for Appraisal: Science Books for Young People and Library Media Connection, and currently reviews books for Historical Novels Review and Pirates and Privateers.
RESURRECTION MEN
RESURRECTION MEN has been named a Junior Library Guild selection.
And a heartfelt thank you to New York's Sullivan County Board of Cooperative Education Services for nominating RESURRECTION MEN for a mock Michael L. Prinz Award. Much appreciated!
Finally, RESURRECTION MEN, was just selected as an "Under the Radar" book (Friday, August 31st, 2007), by Collen Mondor at Chasing Ray. Thanks Colleen. To read the complete "Under the Radar" review from YA YA YAs, click here.
Publishers Weekly called RESURRECTION MEN, "A haunting tour of London's underclass during the 1830s...Welsh's visceral descriptions of industrial London are unflinching...Teens will likely be both captivated by Victor's harrowing story as well as his ability to prevail in the face of harsh injustices." VOYA said, "(Welsh's) plot and writing style are reminiscent of Oliver Twist by Dickens but far more graphic. Teen readers will thoroughly enjoy the hair-raising suspense in this historical thriller." And KLIATT said, "Like M.T. Anderson's The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, this look at sinister events in history makes the era come alive and lingers in the memory."
Inspired by the 1831 “Italian Boy” trial of body snatchers in London, England, RESURRECTION MEN is a spine-tingling murder mystery that pits a beggar boy named Victor against a nefarious group of Resurrection Men. In this tumultuous dark underworld, where a “fresh subject” can fetch as much as nine guineas -- the yearly salary of a working man -- Victor must risk his life to uncover the identity of the murderer who is at the heart of London’s furtive trade in human corpses.
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THE UNRESOLVED
Ranked one of the Top Ten Children's Books of 2006 by the Washington Post, THE UNRESOLVED has just been nominated for a YALSA 2007 Teens' Top Ten Books. The novel was named a 2007 Association of Jewish Libraries Notable Book for Teens by the Sydney Taylor Book Award Committee, which recognized only six works in Jewish teen literature this year. The novel was also nominated for the 2006 Cybils literary awards, and for the 2007 Best Books for Young Adults (BBYA) by the American Library Association. It's currently featured as one of the Best Teen Books of the year 2006 at BarnesAndNoble.com.
The Washington Post said, "Welsh writes with a precision and delicacy unusual for YA fiction." School Library Journal said, "THE UNRESOLVED tells a remarkable story in a remarkable way." Horn Book Magazine called THE UNRESOLVED, "A decidedly unconventional ghost story ... (and) a tightly wound novel." Kirkus Reviews termed it, "A remarkable account." Romantic Times said, "THE UNRESOLVED is a book you shouldn't pass up." The Edge of the Forest said, "It may be the most beautifully written novel I've read this year." All About the Book said, "The Unresolved is a great one. Mallory is the most well-developed ghostly character I've seen in a long, long time..." And Midwest Book Review called THE UNRESOLVED, "a wonderfully different kind of ghost story."
Inspired by the tragic events of 9/11, THE UNRESOLVED reaches back into history to explore what was, until recently, the greatest disaster in New York City history. Based on the sinking of the General Slocum steamship -- which caught fire in the East River, New York, in 1904, resulting in the death of over 1,000 mostly German immigrants on a church outing -- THE UNRESOLVED is at once a ghost story, a courtroom drama, an examination of immigrant life, and a tale of love, redemption and revenge. The novel dramatizes how a single life –- and death –- can have a powerful influence on history.
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READERS' POLL
The results are in for the August, 2007, Readers' Poll. The question was, "What did Victor see when he looked through the glass doors into Dr. Crumm's house?" 78% of you got this right. The correct answer was, "Rebecca, riding naked on a carousel."
For the results of previous polls, click here.
REVIEWS (Excerpted in August)
RESURRECTION MEN -- Editorial Reviews
Necropsy -- The Review of Horror Fiction, Summer 2007
"A complex frame tale very loosely based upon the infamous exploits of those most infamous of resurrection men, Burke and Hare...Resurrection Men is a well-written story."
The YA YA YAs, August 2007
"T.K. Welsh brings Victor’s surroundings, which range from his idyllic days on the English coast to a dirty, squalid, awe-inspiring London, to life in vivid detail. He doesn’t flinch from messy, gory descriptions, but neither does he dwell in them. Likewise, Victor is a worthy and sympathetic hero, making the most of his circumstances and determined to save his friends when it becomes apparent that someone is kidnapping and killing London’s poor children to supply doctors with corpses."
RESURRECTION MEN -- Reader Reviews
Trevor at www.goodreads.com
"The dark, putrid, gray atmosphere of 1830s London is recreated here in vivid and sometimes brutal detail, accurately reflecting the environment of the era...Welsh has incorporated gothic, mystery, and horror genres into a historical novel that is very readable...The feel of the language of the time has been maintained without getting bogged down in exact replication...The action and pace is steady and quick, rarely pausing, and finishes in an unforgettable, movie-quality fight-to-the-death."
AlchemistsofFlames @ YouTube, August 2007
"Resurrection Men by T.K. Welsh was probably my favorite book and the way the author wrote it was amazing."
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THE UNRESOLVED -- Editorial Reviews
Church and Synagogue Library Association (CSLA), August 2007
"Filled with intrigue, corruption, and revenge motifs, Welsh weaves a fast-paced romance with time shifts clearly delineated."
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