NEW AND NOTEWORTHY
THE UNRESOLVED has been nominated for the 2007 Best Books for Young Adults (BBYA) literary awards. It will be discussed at the American Library Association's Midwinter conference (ALAMW), in January, 2007, in Seattle, and will be voted upon at the show. [Note: J.G. Sandom writes his young adult novels under the name T.K. Welsh. Click here for more information.]
A warm thank you to all of you who nominated THE UNRESOLVED!
EXCERPTS
In anticipation of the republication of GOSPEL TRUTHS on January 30th, 2007, we'll be posting excerpts from the novel over the next few months, through February, 2007. The third post - The Balcony - is excerpted from Chapter 8.
To view this selection, click here.
READERS' POLL
The results are in for the October, 2006, Readers' Poll, testing your knowledge of GOSPEL TRUTHS. This one must have been tough because it was split 50% - 50%. The correct answer was, "Lyman wrung his neck." No, Marco Scarcella didn't poison the dog, although his henchman did feed him broken glass!
This month's poll (below, left) once again focuses on GOSPEL TRUTHS. (Check the excerpts for clues!)
To view previous polls, click here.
REVIEWS (Excerpted in October)
THE UNRESOLVED -- Editorial Reviews
The Edge of the Forest, October, 2006
"The Unresolved, by T.K. Welsh (AKA J.G. Sandom), is one part historical novel, one part ghost story, and one part gorgeous, dark, evocative prose. It may be the most beautifully written novel I've read this year."
All About the Book, October, 2006
"The Unresolved is a great one. Mallory is the most well-developed ghostly character I've seen in a long, long time...I can't recall another story where I've felt so connected to the ghost...Welsh (Sandom) skillfully manipulates emotions and develops characters...and I found myself genuinely caring about these people."
Midwest Book Review - "Children's Bookwatch", October, 2006
"Turn-of-the-century Manhattan comes to life in a wonderfully different kind of ghost story."
Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books - Volume 60, Number 2, October, 2006
The Johns Hopkins University Press
"(Mallory's) search for the truth amid corporate greed, lies and cover-ups, and rampant anti-Semitism in the Kleindeutchland community is gripping...Villains and good guys are clearly delineated, details of the fire are rendered with grisly poesy, and an aura of creepiness pervades the entire novel, making this an inviting choice for teen melodrama aficionados."
THE UNRESOLVED -- Reader Reviews
Carlie, teen librarian, in Hackensack, NJ @ BCCLS Mock Awards
Listed as a nominee for the "Printz Award"
Kelly Herold @ Big A little a
"I'm reading The Unresolved, by T.K. Welsh (AKA J.G. Sandom), right now and it's a combination of historical novel/ghost story and it's so amazing."
Norgelia @ The New York Times, "Book News and Reviews" Forum
"I just read my daughter's latest book, The Unresolved, by T.K. Welsh (AKA J.G. Sandom), and it made me think that there may be hope for that genre...Well written, the book dealt with some weighty topics -- anti-semitism, death and dying, justice -- without losing momentum or becoming maudlin. Mallory, the main character, is a great young protagonist...I was impressed at how beautiful and evocative the language was."
For the full text of the Reviews, click here.
For more on THE UNRESOLVED, and the other works of T.K. Welsh, click here.
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